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<p n="1144"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo796">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1144-1">Daniel Pulteney</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ266">Esqr</rs>
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. of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo797">Saint<lb></lb>
James's Square</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ267">Gentleman</rs>
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taken before me this 30th<lb></lb>
day of April 1784</p>
<p n="1145">Who being upon Oath says that about 3 oClock last<lb></lb>
Wednesday afternoon as he was passing thro' <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo798">Covent Garden</rs>
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his Pocket<lb></lb>
was picked of a mixture coloured ribbon Purse (with two sliders<lb></lb>
containing 30 Guineas) and an Opera GlassThat he observed<lb></lb>
a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1145-1">John Westland</rs>
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who had<lb></lb>
placed himself close to this InformantThat immediately missing<lb></lb>
his Purse Money and Opera Glass he caused said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo799">Westland</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
be taken into Custody, soon after which on this Informants<lb></lb>
declaring he had had his Pocket picked, a Number of<lb></lb>
Persons brought another person now present who calls himself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1145-2">Jonathan Lee</rs>
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to this Informant saying that he was another<lb></lb>
person concerned in robbing him, on which he searched<lb></lb>
him and found the said opera Glass upon him concealed<lb></lb>
in his BreechesAnd further says that from the above<lb></lb>
and other Circumstances he doth verily believe that she<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1145-3">John Westland</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1145-4">Jonathan Lee</rs>
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are the persons that<lb></lb>
robbed him as aforesaid</p>
<p n="1146"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1146-1">D Pulteney</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1147">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
30th. day of April 1784}</p>
<p n="1148"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1148-1">Thos: Gilbert</rs>
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:</p>
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