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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n1673-1">James Morris</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45015_occ215">Domestic Servant</rs>
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taken before me One of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45015_occ217">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County</p>
<p n="1674">Who being upon Oath saith that between the<lb></lb>
hours of 8 & 9 last Night two Persons now<lb></lb>
present who call themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n1674-1">Richard Bailey</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n1674-2">James Attaway</rs>
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together with a Lesser Man<lb></lb>
than the said two knocked at his Masters Door<lb></lb>
And upon this Informants Opening the Door the<lb></lb>
Setter now produced was delivered to him and he<lb></lb>
told them that Mr. Le Man was not at home<lb></lb>
Upon which the said three Men Rushed in upon<lb></lb>
him and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n1674-3">Richard Bailey</rs>
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stabled him<lb></lb>
with a hanger now produced in his Belly and then<lb></lb>
they all three Seized him and bound him with a Cord now<lb></lb>
produced & Gagged him & took him into the<lb></lb>
Hitchen & made him light a Candler and then they<lb></lb>
Carried him to a Dark Hole under the Yard and<lb></lb>
fastened the Door which this Informant aftwd.<lb></lb>
Broke Open and got into the Yard and made an<lb></lb>
Alarm And this Informant further saith that<lb></lb>
at the time he was Stabled & Gagged as aforesaid<lb></lb>
the Plate Now Produced was safe in a Chest in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45015_geo601">Pantry</rs>
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where this Informant Usually Says<lb></lb>
Except One pair of the Candlesticks two Small<lb></lb>
Muggs a Pair of Salt two Salt Spoons & a Silver<lb></lb>
Box for a <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n1674-4">Wax Taper</rs>
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which were taken out for his Masters<lb></lb>
Use And that after he got at Liberty he found<lb></lb>
the said Chest Broke Open and all the plate<lb></lb>
was gone</p>
<p n="1675">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
5th. Day of May 1770}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n1675-1">Saunder Welch</rs>
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<p n="1676"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n1676-1">James Morris</rs>
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