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<p n="706"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of Mr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n706-1">George<lb></lb>
Massey</rs>
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Goal: to the Honble: Sr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n706-2">Robert<lb></lb>
Rich</rs>
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of Grosvenour square <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50390_occ208">Bart</rs>
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:<lb></lb>
& of Mr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n706-4">Nathaniel Jeffreys</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo433">the Strand</rs>
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in the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50390_geo434">St: Martin<lb></lb>
in the fields</rs>
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<p n="707">Pirot of all Mr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n707-1">George Massey</rs>
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maketh<lb></lb>
Oath that the Honble: Sr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n707-2">Robert Rich</rs>
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<lb></lb>
had lately Feloniously stolen & taken<lb></lb>
in his house a Desert Knife with<lb></lb>
a Silver handle being the same<lb></lb>
handle wch is now in the custody<lb></lb>
of Mr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n707-3">Nathaniel Jeffreys</rs>
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this<lb></lb>
Informt: says that one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n707-4">Evan Muspratt</rs>
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<lb></lb>
lately a Servt: to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n707-5">Robt: Rich</rs>
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<lb></lb>
(but now a prisoner in the Gate house<lb></lb>
at Westmr: confess'd to time that<lb></lb>
he took is & this Informt: on his<lb></lb>
Path says he has a strong suspicion<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n707-6">Evan Muspratt</rs>
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did<lb></lb>
Feloniously steal & take the said<lb></lb>
knife</p>
<p n="708">Secondly Mr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n708-1">Nathaniel Jeffreys</rs>
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<lb></lb>
maketh Oath that the aforesaid<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n708-2">Evan Muspratt</rs>
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who called himself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n708-3">Evan Musgrave</rs>
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did on the 12th.<lb></lb>
day of Novr: insts. offer to sell him<lb></lb>
the aforesaid silver handle being<lb></lb>
of the value of Four shillings<lb></lb>
& that he stoped him</p>
<p n="709">Sworn before<lb></lb>
me the 15th day<lb></lb>
of Novr: 1748<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n709-1">Jas. Fraser</rs>
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<p n="710"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n710-1">Geo: Massey</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50390_n710-2">Nathl. Jeffrreys</rs>
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