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Taken this 15th Day of May 1784 before me
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Peter Greene
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of his Majesty's
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Justices of the Peace
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in and for the said County.
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their Oaths Jointly and severally say and first
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the said
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Robert Wyatt
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for himself Saith that as he was driving up
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the Tide on Tuesday the Eleventh day of May Instant he observed a
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Skiff lying is a place called the Cove at Woolwich and on going
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along side the said Skiff he discovered the feet of a person lying
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under a Tilt he spoke to him and asked him what he had
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got in his Skiff whereupon he got from under the Tilt and
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after some Hentation told Informant he had got Rye in the
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Skift. but Informant from some
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suspecting the
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same was not Honestly come by asked him of he had a Bill of
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Parish of the same or know who it belonged to do both of
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Signifying to the said person (who is now present and Calls himself
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Whereupon Informant secured the Rye
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and sacks, and delivered the said
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into the Custody of
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aforesaid, and that three
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three sacks full of Rye now in the possession of this
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Informant at Woolwich aforesaid And further Saith not
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And this Informant St George Tupp for himself Saith that the three facts
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now here produced and also the three Sacks now full of Rye in the
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Possession of the above Informant
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, and by him found in
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and that he verily believes the said Empty Sack
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as also those filled with Rye and the Rye Aself was feloniously Stolen by
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Taken and Sworn the day and
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Year first above written before me
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Wyatt
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