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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2137-1">James Collins</rs>
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Court</rs>
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Rose Lane <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1623">Spitalfields</rs>
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Weaver<lb></lb>
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of White Cross Alley<lb></lb>
Moorefields <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ618">Weaver</rs>
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taken on Oath before us<lb></lb>
two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in<lb></lb>
and for the said County the 2d day of<lb></lb>
August 1783</p>
<p n="2138">Who being upon their Oaths say and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2138-1">James Collins</rs>
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for himself Saith that on Sunday<lb></lb>
Morning last about half an Hour after one o'<lb></lb>
Clock as he this Informant was passing along<lb></lb>
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in Company with the said other<lb></lb>
Informant Thomas Cranfields he this Informant<lb></lb>
was be set by a Gang of fifteen or Sixteen<lb></lb>
person (one of whom is now present and<lb></lb>
Says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2138-2">Daniel Daniels</rs>
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) knocked<lb></lb>
down and beat in an Inhuman manner<lb></lb>
That he this Informant lost his Hat which<lb></lb>
he believes was taken away by some of the<lb></lb>
said persons</p>
<p n="2139">And the Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2139-1">Thomas Cranfield</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith that passing along <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1627">Wentworth<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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as above Staled by the other<lb></lb>
Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2139-2">James Collins</rs>
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<del>as</del>
They were<lb></lb>
be set as aforesaid and after they had<lb></lb>
knocked the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2139-3">James Collins</rs>
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down as<lb></lb>
aforesaid several of the said persons</p>
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