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<p n="784"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo418">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n784-1">James Amson</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45009_occ265">China Man</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n784-3">Mary</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45009_occ266">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n784-2">William Harrison</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45009_geo420">Exeter<lb></lb>
Change in Strand</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45009_occ267">Victr</rs>
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. taken before<lb></lb>
me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45009_date28">4th day of May 1765</rs>
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<p n="785">Who being upon Oath severally say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n785-1">James<lb></lb>
Amson</rs>
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for himself saith that some time about October last a<lb></lb>
Person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n785-2">James Sparks</rs>
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was<lb></lb>
employed by him this Informant as a Porter, and that he<lb></lb>
delivered to said Porter two Hampers Pack up which contained<lb></lb>
about Eighteen dozen of China Plates to keep at his own Room<lb></lb>
til he this Informant sent for them, but says that about two<lb></lb>
Months afterwards he found that said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n785-3">James Sparks</rs>
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had<lb></lb>
opened said Hampers and feloniously taken thereout and carried<lb></lb>
away the said China<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and Sold the same to different<lb></lb>
Persons and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n785-4">Mary Harrison</rs>
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for herself saith<lb></lb>
that about the time aforesaid She bought of said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n785-5">James<lb></lb>
Sparks</rs>
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at different times about six dozen or more of said<lb></lb>
China Plates and that he used to toll her that he had them<lb></lb>
from on Board Ship</p>
<p n="786"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n786-1">James Amson</rs>
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<p n="787">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n787-1">Mary<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Sparks</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="788">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
day and Year first<lb></lb>
above written}</p>
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