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to wit}</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1612-1">John Bruff</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before me one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ444">Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace</rs>
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in and for the said County</p>
<p n="1613">Who being upon Oath saith that on Friday night<lb></lb>
the Second of May instant about Nine o Clock<lb></lb>
he had been to Mr. Middleton a Pawn broker in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1227">Green bank</rs>
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Wapping for Two Pillows and One<lb></lb>
Street that as he was coming with them upon his<lb></lb>
head to go home to the Person's house whom he calls his Father in Prussians Island<lb></lb>
Wapping a Person now present who calls himself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1613-2">James Burn</rs>
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came behind him and with force and<lb></lb>
violence throwed him down and then feloniously<lb></lb>
took and Carried away the said Bundle containing<lb></lb>
Two Pillows and One Street as aforesd the property of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1613-3">John Ward</rs>
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And this Informant further saith that he<lb></lb>
is positive sure that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n1613-4">James Burn</rs>
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is the<lb></lb>
Man who throwed him down and Stole his things<lb></lb>
as above related as he never was out of his<lb></lb>
Sight untill he was taken</p>
<p n="1614">Taken and Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
Seventh of May 1783}</p>
<p n="1615">R Smith</p>
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Bruff</rs>
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Mark</p>
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