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<p n="387"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo230">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n387-1">William Eyres</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45023_date23">25th. day of January 1775</rs>
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<p n="388">Who being upon Oath says that he was employed this Night to<lb></lb>
watch in the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n388-1">Samuel Cotes</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ58">Esqr</rs>
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. that a Little before 8 o'<lb></lb>
Clock some person knocked at the Door of the said house. that<lb></lb>
soon afterwards the said Door was opened by a Key or Picklock<lb></lb>
and two persons entered one of whom is now present and call<lb></lb>
himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n388-2">William Branden</rs>
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the other made his Escape, that the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n388-3">William Branden</rs>
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wounded this Informant in endeavouring<lb></lb>
to Secure him, and this Informant further says he does<lb></lb>
verily believe the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n388-4">William Branden</rs>
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and the other person<lb></lb>
who made his Escape entered the Said house with Intent<lb></lb>
to commit felony therein.</p>
<p n="389">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
Janry. 25. 1775}</p>
<p n="390"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n390-1">Jno: Wright</rs>
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<p n="391">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n391-1">William<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Eyre</rs>
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Mark</p>
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