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<p n="2667"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2002">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2667-1">William church</rs>
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of Cash<lb></lb>
Actor in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2003">County of Middlesex</rs>
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Farmer<lb></lb>
Steven George of Action aforesaid <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ765">Butcher</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2667-2">Nicholas Bond</rs>
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of Action aforesaid <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ766">Butcher</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2667-3">Christopher Croxford</rs>
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one of the Constables<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2004">Parish of Acton</rs>
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aforesaid taken<lb></lb>
before me this 20th. day of October 1783.</p>
<p n="2668">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2668-1">William Church</rs>
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says that on Friday last was a fortnight <lb></lb>
in the Night two sheep were stolen from Holder<lb></lb>
Common in the said County belonging to this Informant<lb></lb>
That he is very sure the skin of a Sheep now produced<lb></lb>
is the Stain of one of the Sheep that were so stolen<lb></lb>
from off Holder Common aforesaid- The said Steven<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2668-2">George say</rs>
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that on Monday the Thirteenth day of October<lb></lb>
instant he was desired to match two Louis of Mutton<lb></lb>
two Legs of Mutton and two Shoulders of Mutton<lb></lb>
and to put them together to see whether they belonged<lb></lb>
to one Sheep- That he compared them together and<lb></lb>
in very sure that they all<del>for</del>
were cut from one<lb></lb>
Sheep- And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2668-3">Nicholas Bond</rs>
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says that he<lb></lb>
was present when the said Mutton was compared<lb></lb>
together and is very sure that the Leg and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Loin of<lb></lb>
of said Mutton both belonged to one Sheep- The<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2668-4">Christopher Croxford</rs>
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says that he searched the House of</p>
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