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The Information of
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Samuel Bovingdon
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taken before Ux three of his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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for the said
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Who being upon Oath saith that he is one of
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the Watchmen of the Parish of Saint Mary
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Lets one that being upon his Duty as Watchman
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in Mortimer Street in the said Parish at three
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o Clock on Monday Morning last at about twenty
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Yards distants from him this Informant saw
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Three
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persons now present who call themselves
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John Dale
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John Smith
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and he perceived that
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had a Seal
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upon his Back upon which this Informant went
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up and stop't the said three persons and upon
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looking at the Bag
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saw something at the
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and of it upon which he rang his Hattle and
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one of his Brother
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Thomas Darby
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came up to him this Informant took Smith
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into Custody and Derby took the said Street
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Dale abused this Informant & Darly for taking
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them into Custody and afterwards offered them
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a pot of Beer or Sixpence to let them go this
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Informant told him they would not be Boiled
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that in Conveying the said Robt Street & Smith
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to the Watch house Street said if he must go
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there he would not carry it (meaning the Load
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upon his Back) any further he then set it down
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and one Mr. Clue another Watchman took it
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up and Carried it to the Watch house says that
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when they came to the Watch house the
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now produced was taken upon the
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person of the said
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Robert Street
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, when
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