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<p n="146"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo107">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n146-1">Charles Cope</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ45">Servant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Charles Mariner of the Hands and Seedsman, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n146-2">Joseph<lb></lb>
Cooper</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo108">parish of Saint Martin in the<lb></lb>
fields</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ46">Watchman</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n146-3">Mary Wilson</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n146-4">Robert Battersby</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo109">No. 39 in the Strand</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ48">Hosier</rs>
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and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n146-5">Robert Battersby</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before one this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date24">12th. day of Janry<lb></lb>
1789</rs>
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<p n="147">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n147-1">Charles<lb></lb>
Cope</rs>
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for himself saith that on Tuesday Night last between the<lb></lb>
hours of twelve and one o' Clock as this Informant was going<lb></lb>
along <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo110">the Strand</rs>
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he fell down fronting his Masters House in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo111">the Strand</rs>
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aforesaidThat immediately a person now<lb></lb>
present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n147-4">Aquila Cole</rs>
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came up<lb></lb>
to him and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
picked his Pocket of the Silver Watch now<lb></lb>
produced Makers Name <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n147-2">Edward Hughes</rs>
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Lincoln No. 4823<lb></lb>
That he immediately got up and pursued said Cole crying<lb></lb>
out Watch until he came to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo112">Buckingham Street</rs>
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where<lb></lb>
he seized hold of the Slap of his Coat and caused him<lb></lb>
to be secured and taken to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo113">Saint Martins</rs>
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Watch House<lb></lb>
And further says that he is very sure that he never lost<lb></lb>
sight of the said Cole from the time of his stealing his<lb></lb>
said Watch to the time of his being secured as aforesaid<lb></lb>
And the said<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n147-3">Joseph Cooper</rs>
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for himself saith that<lb></lb>
hearing the Cry of Watch on Tuesday night last in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo114">the Strand</rs>
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as aforesaid as he was coming up <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo115">Charles Court<lb></lb>
in the Strand</rs>
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he ran up to the top of the Court and to</p>
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