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<p n="447"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">County of<lb></lb>
Stafford}<lb></lb>
to wit</note>
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The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50526_n447-1">Thomas Poynton</rs>
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late of the Pari<obscured></obscured>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50526_geo249">Rugeby</rs>
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in the Said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50526_occ120">Smith </rs>
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Taken before me One of<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50526_occ121">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the sd. County this 22d. Day<obscured></obscured>
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of August 1763.</p>
<p n="448">Who saith that about five or Six Weeks before Easter as he was<obscured></obscured>
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going along <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50526_geo250">Swallow Street</rs>
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about five or Six o' Cock in the Evening he<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
a Silver Table Spoon which he took along with him to his Master's Mr<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50526_n448-13">John Gardeners</rs>
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in Brookes News, which Spoon he locked up in his<obscured></obscured>
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until about the latter and of Easter week-Saith that he Put sd.<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Spoon in his Pockett and he this Examinant ask'd one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50526_n448-1">Peter Hogg</rs>
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a Serve<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to sd. Mr. Gardener to go along with him about Eight or Nine o' Clock in<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Evening to Sell sd. Spoon and was told by sd. Hogg that Probably they<lb></lb>
might Sell it at one Mr. Gibbs in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50526_geo251">Bond Street</rs>
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Saith home to his said<lb></lb>
to said Gibbs's door and finding it made they returned home to his said<lb></lb>
Master Saith that the next Day he went him Self into Holbourn<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and offered to Sell sd. Spoon to a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50526_occ122">Silversmith</rs>
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there who said he Know the<lb></lb>
Spoon and Sd. Swear to it and that the Main that Owned it had Keeps<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
or Eleven more, saith that he told said Silversmith that he hoped he wod<lb></lb>
give him Sixpence for Picking it up who told this Examinant that if it<lb></lb>
did not Prove the Persons he Suspected it was he should lose the Six pence<lb></lb>
and also should be Oblyed to Advertive it which wod. rest three Shillings<lb></lb>
and Six pence more And further the Silversmith told this Examinant<lb></lb>
that he wod. go to the Man he Expected had lost sd. Spoon and see if it<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
his-Saith that he this Ext. went into the City to take a place on the<lb></lb>
Outside of a Coach to comedown into the Country and on his return to his<lb></lb>
said Master's he called again upon said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50526_occ123">Silversmith</rs>
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who tole him<lb></lb>
he had not been with the Man and could not Possibly till the Mondon<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
following-Saith that he told sd. Silversmith that he might of<lb></lb>
take the Spoon and do what he wod. with it for he Shod. give himself<lb></lb>
no further trouble about it Saith that sd. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50526_occ124">Silversmith</rs>
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took<lb></lb>
down his Name in Writing and also where he came from and<lb></lb>
Several other Particulars, and told this Exts. that if the Spoon was<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
owned he wod. send this Examinant the worth of it by some of the Coach<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
And further saith that the sd. Silversmith Lived on the left hand Side<lb></lb>
going down Holbourn Hill</p>
<p n="449">Taken before me the day year<lb></lb>
first above Written<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50526_n449-1">Wm. Wolseley</rs>
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<p n="450"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50526_n450-1">Thomas Poynton</rs>
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