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The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n795-1">Andrew Bateman</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ351">Apprentice</rs>
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and living with <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n795-2">Charles Howse</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo746">Great Tower Street</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ352">Watchmaker</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n795-3">James Holland</rs>
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by of No. 6 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n795-4">Gun Powder</rs>
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Alley Crutched Friers London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ353">Porter</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n795-5">William Field</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
Tooley Street <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo748">Southwark</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ354">Deputy Corncheter</rs>
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Taken Nov 23d. 1782</p>
<p n="796">Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n796-1">Andrew Bateman</rs>
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for himself saith that yesterday Evening the Prisoners<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n796-2">Robert Pearson</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n796-3">John Booker</rs>
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came together into his Masters Shop<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo749">Tower Street</rs>
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aforesaid and Pearson one of the said Prisoners<lb></lb>
desired Informant to fit a Glass into his Watch which he took out<lb></lb>
of his Pocket and gave Informant for that Purpose that Informant<lb></lb>
accordingly fitted a Glass into the Watch that Pearson stood<del>of</del>
by the<lb></lb>
right side of Informant and Booker behind him That Informant<lb></lb>
was some time before he gott a Glass to fit, at which Pearson<lb></lb>
expressed himself much surprised that Informant at that very instant<lb></lb>
observed Booker move nearer to the Glass Case wherein Informants<lb></lb>
Master kept his Watches that Informant then heard something rattle<lb></lb>
against the Glass and Pearson at the same instant with a view<lb></lb>
to engage Informant attention (as he verily believes) told him that<lb></lb>
his Watch Key was bad and believed he must have a New one<lb></lb>
That Informant<obscured></obscured>
he should fit him one and the Prisoner<lb></lb>
answered that he had one at home and that would do that the Prisoner<lb></lb>
Pearson thereupon Paid Informant six Pence for the Glass and went<lb></lb>
out with the other Prisoner That upon the Prisoners going out of the<lb></lb>
Shop Informant observed that the Glass case was open and that<lb></lb>
two Watches were missing. That Informant immediately alarmed his<lb></lb>
Master and informed him of his suspicious of the Prisoners and went<lb></lb>
out in Pursuit of them down <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo750">Saint Dunstans Hill</rs>
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and over took them</p>
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