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<p n="544"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n544-1">William William</rs>
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<del>Wenman</del>
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of Narrow Street <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo498">Limehouse</rs>
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, in the County of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo499">Middlesex</rs>
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, who ledges at Mrs Briggs a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ220">Chandler Shop</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ221">Keeper</rs>
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in the said Street Who being on Oath saith,<lb></lb>
that on Sunday Night last about Eleven O'Clock,<lb></lb>
he was in conversation with a Woman at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo500">bottom of Holborn Hill</rs>
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, when he felt a Person's<lb></lb>
taken in his left hand side Pocket-Informant turned<lb></lb>
immediately, and saw the Prisoner now under<lb></lb>
Examination <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n544-2">John Tate</rs>
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standing close by him<lb></lb>
Informant asked the Prisoner what business his<lb></lb>
hand had in his Pocket, told the Prisoner he had<lb></lb>
taken Informants pocket book out of his Pocket<lb></lb>
Informant is satisfied, that at the time he was in<lb></lb>
conversation with the Woman, he had a black-<lb></lb>
Leather Pocket Book, of the value of six Pence<lb></lb>
in his left hand side Pocket-the Prisoner on<lb></lb>
being challenged with taking the pocket book,<lb></lb>
denied any knowledge of it the Prisoner struck<lb></lb>
Informant on the left Eye and made off with<lb></lb>
great Speed Informant went immediately over<lb></lb>
to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo501">Saint Andrew's Watch house</rs>
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, and described the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ222">Prisoner</rs>
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, to the Watch he Men who said they<lb></lb>
knew who the Person was, that was charged by<lb></lb>
Informant with stealing his pocket Book<lb></lb>
the Prisoner was afterwards apprehended and<lb></lb>
Informant verily believes he was the Person<lb></lb>
who Feloniously took his Pocket Book out of<lb></lb>
his Pocket, during the time he was conversing<lb></lb>
with the Woman as is before mentioned.</p>
<p n="545">Taken and sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo502">Guildhall</rs>
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London the 21st Day of August<lb></lb>
1782 before me}<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n545-1">Tho. Wrights</rs>
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<p n="546"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n546-1">Willm. Wenman</rs>
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