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<p n="924"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo639">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n924-1">Thomas Racey</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n924-2">William<lb></lb>
Harwood</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n924-3">Elizabeth Burgess</rs>
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taken on Oath the<lb></lb>
23d day of March 1784 before me one of his Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ218">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo640">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="925">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n925-1">Thomas Racey</rs>
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Saith That on Wednesday the<lb></lb>
seventeenth day of March Instant about a Quarter past Eight<lb></lb>
o'Clock at night three Woemen came into his shop in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo641">Smock Alley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo642">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
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, when one of them desired to look at<lb></lb>
some Ribbands, and Whilst this Informant was taking down some<lb></lb>
Ribbands to shew her, One of the Three Women whose name is<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n925-2">Elizabeth Vickry</rs>
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which is the Prisoner now under Examination<lb></lb>
went out of his shop, upon which this Informant missed a piece<lb></lb>
of Printed Cotton from off his Counter And further that a Piece<lb></lb>
of Printed Cotton now produced by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n925-3">Benjamin Ward</rs>
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a peace<lb></lb>
Officer is his property and the same which was stolen from<lb></lb>
off his Counter as before mentioned.</p>
<p n="926">This Information <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-1">William Harwood</rs>
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Saith That on Wednesday<lb></lb>
the seventeenth day of March Instant a little after Eight o'Clock<lb></lb>
at night he was standing at the Corner of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo643">Smock Alley</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo644">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
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he heard some body fall down and<lb></lb>
looking round to see who it was he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-2">Joseph Marshall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Prisoner now under Examination pretending to lift up<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-3">Elizabeth Vickry</rs>
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who was then on the Ground but instead<lb></lb>
of lifting her of the Ground he took from under her Cloaths<lb></lb>
a piece of Printed Cotton now produced by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-4">Benjamin Ward</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a Peace Officer and that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-5">Joseph Marshall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
immediately ran away with the same and left <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-6">Elizabeth<lb></lb>
Vickry</rs>
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on the Ground upon which this Informant and<lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-7">Joseph Coleman</rs>
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pursued the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-8">Joseph Marshall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and on Marshall name being called he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-9">Joseph <lb></lb>
Marshall</rs>
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immediately threw down the piece of Cotton now produced<lb></lb>
by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-10">Benjamin Ward</rs>
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and that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-11">Elizabeth Burgess</rs>
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<lb></lb>
took up the same and delivered it<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
, this<lb></lb>
Informant and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-12">Joseph Coleman</rs>
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and this Informant then went back<lb></lb>
and took the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-13">Elizabeth Vickry</rs>
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into Custody<lb></lb>
and Conveyed the said Vickry and the piece of Cotton into<lb></lb>
the said Thomas Raceys Shop and delivered the Said Vickry<lb></lb>
and the piece of Cotton into the hands of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n926-14">Benjamin Ward</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a peace Officer</p>
<p n="927">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n927-1">Elizabeth Burgess</rs>
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Saith That on Wednesday<lb></lb>
the seventeenth day of March Instant a little after Eight</p>
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