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The Information of
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John Hockett
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Labourer
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taken on Oath before me
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James
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Penleaze
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Esquire
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one of His Majestys
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Justices of
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the Peace
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for the said
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the First day of February 1783.
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Who on his Oath Saith That he is a Labourer and
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works for Mr.
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William Sedcole
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of Enfield aforesaid
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Yeoman And Saith that on
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Monday the
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Saturday the Twenty
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first
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Eighth day of December last he was employed by
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Aaron Patrick
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to go on
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Enfield Chase
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upon the Allotment belonging to the
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Parish of Enfield
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that night at Eleven O'Clock to fetch home
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a Load of Young Green Oaks, Accordingly this Informant
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and the said
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Aaron Patrick
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and one
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John Pepper
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at
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Eleven o'Clock that night went from the house of the said
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Aaron Patrick
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known by the sign of the Kings Arms
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at
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in Green street in the said
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Parish of Enfield
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taking with
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them a
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Cart. drawn by four horses the property of the said
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Aaron Patrick
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to a place on or
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near Crews Hill to the right of Clay hill brook and
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they the
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there cut down Fifteen or Sixteen Young Oaks, is not
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quite certain which but says he is sure there was fifteen
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in the whole and that this Informant
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himself
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cut down Eight of the said Trees. And that the said
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John
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Pepper
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cut down the rest of the said Trees. that the said
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Aaron Patrick
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Assisted this Informant and the said
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John
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Pepper
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in Cutting down the said Trees and loading the
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same into the said Cart, And Saith that this Informant
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and the said
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John Pepper
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cut down the said Trees by the
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Order and at the desire of the said
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Aaron Patrick
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. That
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the said Trees were Conveyed in the said Cart to the Farm
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and Premisses belonging to the said
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Aaron Patrick
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<
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situate in Green Street Enfield aforesaid who there received
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>
the same. That this Informant and the said
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John Pepper
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<
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"LMOBPS45027_n606-13"
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"Pepper"
>
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<
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</
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<
lb
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</
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>
were paid by the said
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rs
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Aaron Patrick
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>
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=
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>
<
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inst
=
"LMOBPS45027_n606-14"
type
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"Patrick"
>
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>
<
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inst
=
"LMOBPS45027_n606-14"
type
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"gender"
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=
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>
</
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the sum of Two shillings
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>
each for their Trouble therein and were likewise given some Fitched,
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>
and drink by him, And this Informant further saith that the said
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oak Trees were likely to become Timber Trees and that he was
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>
finds that the same were growing on the allotment of the Chace
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</
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>
& belonging to the
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Parish of Enfield
</
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>
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inst
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=
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>
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>
<
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aforesaid and were not the
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property of the said
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rs
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Aaron Patrick
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<
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"Aaron"
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<
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"Patrick"
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<
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inst
=
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=
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but that he this Informant was Ignorant
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of the same at the time he cut down the said Trees by the Order of the
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</
lb
>
said
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rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
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>
Aaron Patrick
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45027_n606-16"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Aaron"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45027_n606-16"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Patrick"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45027_n606-16"
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=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
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>
as aforesaid.
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The Mark of
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John Hockett
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Taken and Sworn the
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day and Year abovesaid
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J Penleaze.
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