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<p n="181"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr.</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n181-1">John Hockley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65440_geo120">Portland Street</rs>
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in the parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65440_geo121">St: Mary le Bond</rs>
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one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65440_occ95">Watchmen</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65440_geo122">St: James</rs>
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O of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n181-2">William Bennes</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65440_geo123">Brewer street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65440_occ96">Cordwainer</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65440_geo124">parish of St<lb></lb>
James</rs>
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<p n="182">First of all <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n182-1">John Hockley</rs>
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maketh<lb></lb>
Oath that a person who calls himself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n182-2">Alexander Stuart</rs>
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did about eleven<lb></lb>
of the clock last night Feloniously steal<lb></lb>
O take away a pair of Boots wth a<lb></lb>
pair of spurs in the State of William<lb></lb>
Bennes in <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65440_geo125">Brewer Street</rs>
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in the parish<lb></lb>
of St: James O this Informt: says he<lb></lb>
found the stall door open O the said<lb></lb>
Boots upon the legs of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n182-3">Alexander<lb></lb>
Stuart</rs>
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<p n="183">Secondly <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n183-1">William Bennet</rs>
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Maketh Oath<lb></lb>
that the aforesaid Boots O pair of<lb></lb>
Spurs were feloniously stolen O taken<lb></lb>
in his Stall being of the value of ten<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65440_geo126">shillings</rs>
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<p n="184">Sworn before<lb></lb>
me the 12th day<lb></lb>
of Novr: 1746</p>
<p n="185"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n185-1">Jas: Fraser</rs>
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<p n="186">The mark<lb></lb>
of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65440_n186-1">John Hockley</rs>
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<p n="187">Wm: Bennett</p>
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