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<p n="2991"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2261">Westminster</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2991-1">Benjamin<lb></lb>
Bamkins</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2991-2">Elizabeth Lindes</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2991-3">Joseph Niblow</rs>
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taken before me<lb></lb>
this 24:day of November 1783</p>
<p n="2992">Who being on Oath severally say, and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-1">Benjamin Bawlins</rs>
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for himself saith, that on Friday Evening<lb></lb>
last about five o Clock he this Informant went to the Shop of<lb></lb>
Messr: Wormsley in Chaple Street in the Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
Margaret <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2262">Westminster</rs>
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wherein he saw a Person now present<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-2">John Smith</rs>
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and of whom this Informant<lb></lb>
purchased Goods to the Amount of Three Pounds nine shillings<lb></lb>
and six pence That amongst other Money which this<lb></lb>
Informant paid said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-3">John Smith</rs>
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for said Goods were<lb></lb>
the Half Crown and Shilling now produced by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-4">Joseph <lb></lb>
Niblow</rs>
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and which said Half Crown and Shilling this Informant<lb></lb>
saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-5">John Smith</rs>
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put into the Till in a Counter in the<lb></lb>
Shop of the said Messrs: Wormshys. And the said Elizth. Lindes<lb></lb>
for herself says that on the said Friday Evening about the<lb></lb>
same time She this Informant went to the Shop of Messrs:<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo2263">Wormsley</rs>
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aforesaid where She Bought Goods of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-6">John<lb></lb>
Smith</rs>
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to the amount of Three pounds seven shillings. which<lb></lb>
Sum this Inforamnt paid said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-7">John Smith</rs>
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and saw him<lb></lb>
put the same into the aforesaid Till and this Informant further<lb></lb>
says She is very sure that an Half Crown now produced by the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-8">Joseph Niblow</rs>
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was amongst the Money which she so paid<lb></lb>
to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-9">John Smith</rs>
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And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-10">Joseph Niblow</rs>
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for him<lb></lb>
self says that he is a Constable and on being sent for on Friday<lb></lb>
Evening last to the Shop of the said Messrs: Wormsley to take Charge<lb></lb>
of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-11">John Smith</rs>
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for Stealing said Money he this Informant<lb></lb>
searched said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2992-12">John Smith</rs>
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and in his right hand Breeches Pocket found</p>
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