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<p n="111">then gave him the five shillings saying at the same time<lb></lb>
now the Bag is mine and I am made a man forever<lb></lb>
Empson then said to White I think you have made a very<lb></lb>
good days work having given you twelve shillings for your<lb></lb>
days WorkInformant further Saith that in the<lb></lb>
first part of the Conversation he had with Empson and<lb></lb>
White said Empson took Notice to White of his having<lb></lb>
paid him seven shillings in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo77">Shoreditch</rs>
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which was<lb></lb>
not denied by white and which this Informant<lb></lb>
apprehends was the produce of some part of the Property<lb></lb>
they had StolenLastly Saith that Empson<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
and himself then came out of the Gun and Holly Bush<lb></lb>
together (White upon having received the five shillings<lb></lb>
Quitted the house immediately) and Informant having<lb></lb>
just Cause to suspect the Contents of the Bag were Stolen<lb></lb>
gave Information to the Office of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n111-2">John Sherwood</rs>
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Esqr.<lb></lb>
when the said Empson was immediately apprehended<lb></lb>
and the Articles hereinafter mentioned which were in the<lb></lb>
Bag (with many others not yet found) were proved to have<lb></lb>
been Stolen from the Yard of a Pindar the Sign of the<lb></lb>
Red Lion in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo78">Whitechapel</rs>
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about the hour of One OClock<lb></lb>
on the said Twenty ninth day of december.</p>
<p n="112">A List of the Articles Contained in the Bag found in the<lb></lb>
Possession of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n112-1">Danl Empson</rs>
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on Saturday the 29th. day<lb></lb>
of december 1781. Viz</p>
<p n="113">One White Frock Coat. One Light Coloured Coat & Breeches, One<lb></lb>
Greenshag Waistcoat. One Blue Livery Coat: One Pair of Black<lb></lb>
Worsted Stockings. Two pair of thread ditto. One Pair of<lb></lb>
Shoes. One Shirt Etc. and which are proved to be the<lb></lb>
Property of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n113-3">John Coope</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45026_occ28">Esqr</rs>
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. of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo79">Osborne Street Whitechapel</rs>
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<p n="114"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n114-1">Andrew hatch</rs>
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<p n="115">Taken and Sworn the day and<lb></lb>
Year first above written before me}</p>
<p n="116"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n116-1">Jno. Sherwood</rs>
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