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<p n="1450"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1092">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1450-1">William Clay</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1450-2">John Mc<lb></lb>
Daniel</rs>
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taken before me this 24th. day of May<lb></lb>
1783</p>
<p n="1451">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1451-1">William<lb></lb>
Clays</rs>
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. says that on Monday Morning the 5th: of May instant<lb></lb>
between the hours of four and five oClock he went into the<lb></lb>
Two Blue Posts Alehouse in Cockpit Alley <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1093">Drury Lane</rs>
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where<lb></lb>
he saw a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1451-2">William Hubbard</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who acted as the Landlord of the House-That at the time he<lb></lb>
went into said House he is very sure he had in his Pocket his<lb></lb>
Gold WatchThat soon after he fell asleep in said House<lb></lb>
and when he awoke he found that his Watch was stolen<lb></lb>
And the said John Mc Daniel says that on the Monday<lb></lb>
Morning aforesaid he was Waiter to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1451-4">Thomas Arnold</rs>
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Landlord<lb></lb>
of the said Two Blue Posts AlehouseThat he well knows<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1451-5">William Hubbard</rs>
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who is only a Lodger in said<lb></lb>
House-but appeared as Landlord of said HouseThat<lb></lb>
on<del>the</del>
Monday morning the 5th. day of May aforesaid he<lb></lb>
observed the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1451-6">William Clay</rs>
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asleep in the Tap Room of<lb></lb>
said HouseThat said Husband was present and this<lb></lb>
Informant saw him sit down by said Clay and feloniously<lb></lb>
steal his Watch out of his Pocket and deliver it to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1451-7">Bridget<lb></lb>
Martin</rs>
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who then was a Servant in said House but<lb></lb>
hath since ran away</p>
<p n="1452">Sworn before one this<lb></lb>
24th: day of May 1783}</p>
<p n="1453"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1453-1">Thos: Gilbert</rs>
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:</p>
<p n="1454"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1454-1">Wm Clay</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1455">his<lb></lb>
John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Mc. Daniel<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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