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<p n="3642"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">December Sessions 1784</note>
<lb></lb>
The King on the Prosecution of<lb></lb>
Meason Schooley<lb></lb>
against<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3642-1">John Sealey</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
for a Misdemeanor</p>
<p n="3643"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-1">Meeson Schooley</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2462">Coventry Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2463">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ868">Linnen Draper</rs>
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the Prosecutor above named<lb></lb>
and Thomas Klint of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2464">Grace Church Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2465">City of<lb></lb>
London</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2466">Haberdasher</rs>
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Severally Make Oath and Say and<lb></lb>
hist this Deponents <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-2">Meeson Schooley</rs>
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for himself Saith<lb></lb>
That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-3">John Sealey</rs>
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lived with this Deponents, as<lb></lb>
his Porter for about Seven Months before he was<lb></lb>
Apprehended And this Deponent <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-4">Thomas Flint</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself Saith That on the fourth<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Day of<lb></lb>
November last one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-5">John Pearce</rs>
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who then lived as<lb></lb>
Shopman with this Deponent brought to him this<lb></lb>
Deponent three pieces Containing fourteen Yards of<lb></lb>
Printed Callico together with several pieces of Ribbands<lb></lb>
and Lace which Goods he said he had brought from one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-6">John Smith</rs>
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who was then awaiting at the Monument<lb></lb>
Publick House Opposite to this Deponents for this<lb></lb>
Deponent to purchase this Deponent took the said<lb></lb>
Goods and told the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-7">John Pearce</rs>
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who brought<lb></lb>
the same to inform the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-8">John Smith</rs>
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to come<lb></lb>
to him this Deponent as the wished to know how he<lb></lb>
came by the said Goods the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-9">John Pearce</rs>
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<lb></lb>
accordingly went to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-10">John Smith</rs>
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who was<lb></lb>
at the said Public House And brought back to this<lb></lb>
Deponent for Answer That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-11">John Smith</rs>
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did<lb></lb>
not cheese to come, And further said that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-12">John Smiths</rs>
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Business was of a private Nature and<lb></lb>
did not like to appear himself, And this Deponents<lb></lb>
having Suspicion that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3643-13">John Smith</rs>
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had<lb></lb>
not fairly Come by the said Goods he this Deponent<lb></lb>
went to the said Publick House where he saw the<lb></lb>
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