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The Information of
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on Oath the Thirtieth day of December 1784
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Who on his Oath Saith That on the Twenty fifth day of
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December Instant between the hours of Twelve and four
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o Clock in the afternoon there was out out and feloniously stolen from his
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half Ell Lining Manufactured, Thirty two Wooden Bobbins
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with silk wound on them (weight sixteen Ounces neat
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silk) and Thirty two Ounces of Double black silk
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unwound the Property of Messrs.
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John Vaux
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Thomas John Taylor
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Master Weavers and Copartners
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the Prisoner now under Examination having
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stolen the same this Informant went to the house of the
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by this Informant And in enquiry after the Prisoner he
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found him at a house in Baileys Court where he Confessed that he had cut the same out and then Gave
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a Peace Officer
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And that the silk now produced by this Informant
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is the property of the said Messrs.
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and is the same silk
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that was stolen from his House as before mentioned
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Taken and Sworn the
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day and Year above said
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