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<p n="750"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo458">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n750-1">Jonathan Thomas</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45024_occ141">Landlord</rs>
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of the Crown<lb></lb>
Alehouse at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo459">North End</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo460">parish of Fulham</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45024_occ142">Victualler</rs>
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taken before me this 8th. day of May 1781</p>
<p n="751">Who being upon Oath says that yesterday afternoon two<lb></lb>
persons now present who call themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n751-1">John Pocock</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n751-2">Peter Atkins</rs>
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<lb></lb>
came into this Informants House at<del>W</del>
North End aforesaid and<lb></lb>
drank two Pinto of BeerThat during the time they were drinking the<lb></lb>
Beer he perceived that two Cases and two Linne to which had hung<lb></lb>
up in the Room were taken from off the Nails and on looking at the<lb></lb>
said Pocock he pereised one of the said Cases and one bird under his<lb></lb>
Coat, which he was endeavouring to Conceal and the other Case and<lb></lb>
Bird in his HandThat he immediately took the said Cases and Birds<lb></lb>
from him and put them in the places from whence they were taken<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
that in less than a quarter of an hour one of said Birds called<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
inct was stolen out of one of the Cases and no other persons<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
were in said Room but said Pocock and Atkins and on his Attempting<lb></lb>
to Stop the said Pocock from going out of said Room and declaring he<lb></lb>
had stolen his Bird the said Peter Atkins struck him a Violent<lb></lb>
Blow on his head and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
threatened to knock his Brains out if he<lb></lb>
did not let them go; from all which Circumstances this Informant<lb></lb>
further says that he is very sure that the said Pocock and Atkins<lb></lb>
feloniously stole his said Bird</p>
<p n="752">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
8th. day of May 1781}</p>
<p n="753">W Addlington</p>
<p n="754"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n754-1">Jonathan Thomas</rs>
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