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<p n="2532"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1675">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2532-1">William<lb></lb>
Townsend</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2532-2">George Pemberton</rs>
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taken Oath the<lb></lb>
Seventh day of November 1789 before me one of his<lb></lb>
Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ516">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1676">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="2533">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2533-1">William Townsend</rs>
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Saith That there hath<lb></lb>
Lately been stolen from a Dwelling house in Lambs street in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1677">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
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belonging to him this Informant and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2533-2">Samuel Windmill</rs>
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a large Quantity of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2533-3">Gutter Lead</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
other Lead their property</p>
<p n="2534"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2534-1">Wm. Townsend</rs>
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<p n="2535">This Informant George Pomberton Saith That he is by Trade<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ517">Plumber</rs>
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and being applied to by the above mentioned <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2535-1">William<lb></lb>
Townsend</rs>
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and Acquainted that a person was in Custody of the<lb></lb>
peace officers belonging to the Public Office in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1678">Shoreditch</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
Suspicion of Stealing some Lead, he went to the said Office<lb></lb>
with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2535-2">William Townsend</rs>
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and on seeing the said Lead<lb></lb>
it appeared to be the some that was stolen from the said<lb></lb>
house as aforesaid and immediatly went to the house where<lb></lb>
it was taken from and took of a Remaining part of the<lb></lb>
Gutter Lead and brought the same to the Public Office<lb></lb>
aforesaid and compared the same with the Lead they had<lb></lb>
there in the Custody of the Officers and it is Exactly as it was cut<lb></lb>
off, And further Saith that he verily believes that<lb></lb>
the said Lead is the same that was out and carried away<lb></lb>
from the Dwelling house of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2535-3">William Townsend</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2535-4">Samuel Windmill</rs>
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as aforesaid.</p>
<p n="2536">Taken and Sworn the<lb></lb>
day and Year abovesaid<lb></lb>
before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2536-1">John Spiller</rs>
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<p n="2537"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2537-1">George W. Pemberton</rs>
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<p n="2538"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2538-1">John Spiller</rs>
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