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The Information of
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William Finch
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John Bond
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Taken and made before me one of
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his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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for the
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said County the seventh day of October
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1782.
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These Informants say and first the said
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William Finch
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for himself Saith That in the night of the Twenty Eighth day
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of September last the Dwelling house of
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John Coster
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Situate
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at Bowes Farm in the
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Parish of Edmonton
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in the said County
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was broke open by some person or persons unknown to this
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Informant and one pair of Leather Boots one pair of Leather
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shoes
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Eleven
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several Linnen Childs frocks and sundry other things
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his property was stolen therefrom and further saith That
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a pair of Leather Boots one pair of Leather shoes
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and
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and
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several Childs Frocks now produced and shewn to him are the
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same things that were stolen from the said house
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And this Informant
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John Bond
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Saith that he was on the
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Evening of the Twenty eighth day of September last a Patrole
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near the
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Green Lane
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Turnpike in the Parish of Tattenham in
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the said
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and that about Three o'Clock in
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the Morning he saw
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a Cart with one horse coming on
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the road leading from a place called Bowes Farm towards
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London with four men in it
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and this Informant suspecting they was bad people he Enquired
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who or what they were upon which they produced a bagg and
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sayd it was Linnen and gave it into this Informants hands and
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he carried it into the Turnpike house desiring at the same time
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that
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that the men would come out of the Cart and see the bag searched,
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they came out of the Cart immediately and ran off towards
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Bowes Farm leaving
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the Cart and horse, Bundle, two Cutlasses
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and two Iron Crows behind their And further Saith that the
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Bundle Iron Crows and Cutlasses now produced on the
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Examination are the same things as were left in the Cart
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as above set forth And further saith That
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John Matton
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now under Examination is one of the four persons who was
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in the Cart and had in his Custody the above mentioned property
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W Finch
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The Mark of
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John Bond
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Taken and Sworn the
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day and Year abovesaid
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before}
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D Wilmot
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