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<p n="217"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London to wit</note>
The joint and several Informations of<del>William</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n217-1">Samuel<lb></lb>
Swan</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo226">Friday Street</rs>
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, London, Linen Draper, and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n217-2">John Wittenbury</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15094_occ113">Apprentice</rs>
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Who being on Oath<lb></lb>
severally say And First the said<del>William</del>
Samuel Swan<lb></lb>
For himself saith, that Yesterday at Noon hearing an<lb></lb>
Alarm given by the other Informant William<del>John</del>
Wittenbury<lb></lb>
he came out of the Compting House, and perceived that<lb></lb>
the said<del>John</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n217-3">William Wittenbury</rs>
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was running after the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15094_occ114">Prisoner</rs>
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now under Examination Anthony<lb></lb>
CraigInformant supposing a Felony was committed<lb></lb>
by the Prisoner, Followed him into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo227">Friday Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and assisted to secure himSays, that the two<lb></lb>
Pieces of Linen now produced are the Property of<lb></lb>
this Informant,<del>John</del>
John<del>William</del>
Whittenbury and William<lb></lb>
Brocklehurst his Partners in Trade, and are of the<lb></lb>
Value of Five Pounds and upwards And the said<lb></lb>
<del>John</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n217-4">William Whittenbury</rs>
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for himself saith, that Yesterday<lb></lb>
Noon he was in the desk in the Warehouse, and<lb></lb>
saw the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15094_occ115">Prisoner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n217-9">Anthony Craig</rs>
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in the Warehouse<lb></lb>
and with the two Pieces of Linen now produced<lb></lb>
he was going with them towards the door, when<lb></lb>
Informant called out to him, and Prisoner<lb></lb>
immediately dropt the two Pieces of Linen now<lb></lb>
produced, upon the Ground in the Warehouse<lb></lb>
Informant Followed the Prisoner and secured<lb></lb>
him.</p>
<p n="218">Taken and sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo228">Guild hall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
London the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15094_date43">2d April 1783</rs>
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before me}</p>
<p n="219"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n219-1">John Hart</rs>
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</p>
<p n="220"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n220-1">Sam: Swann</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo229">Whittenbury</rs>
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