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<p n="1017"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo808">Westminster</rs>
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to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1017-1">John Lowett</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1017-2">John Birdseye</rs>
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taken before me one of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ315">Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
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in and for the City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo809">Westminster</rs>
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this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date183">5th. day of March 1785</rs>
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<p n="1018">Who being upon Oath say<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1018-1">John Lowe</rs>
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for himself says that he was last Night upon his Duty, as<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ316">Turnpike-man</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo810">Pimlico Turnpike</rs>
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, that about eleven o'Clock<lb></lb>
he laid down four Six pences and eight penny worth of half pence<lb></lb>
upon a Table and laid himself down on the Bed in the same Room<lb></lb>
now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1018-2">Alexander Wilkie</rs>
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came into the<lb></lb>
Room and threw down a Basket bidding this Informant take Care<lb></lb>
of it for that he had lost his Ass and went out of the Room, that<lb></lb>
very soon afterwards the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1018-3">Alexander Wilkie</rs>
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came into the<lb></lb>
Room again and this Informant hearing the Money Single and<lb></lb>
perceiving it to be gone from the Table charged the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1018-4">Alexander<lb></lb>
Wilkie</rs>
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with stealing it which he denied and struggled to get<lb></lb>
away, that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1018-74">John Birdseye</rs>
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coming up assisted this<lb></lb>
Informant and the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1018-5">Alexander Wilkie</rs>
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pulled out of his own<lb></lb>
Pocket two Six pences and a Shilling one of which Six pences this<lb></lb>
Informant is very certain was one of the Six pences that were<lb></lb>
stolen as aforesaid, that afterwards there were taken out of<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1018-6">Alexander Wilkie</rs>
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's Shoe two other Six pences and<lb></lb>
a shilling one of which Six pences also this Informant is<lb></lb>
very certain was one of those Stolen is aforesaid, And<lb></lb>
the Said John Birdseye for himself says that he assisted<lb></lb>
in securing & searching the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1018-7">Alexander Wilkie</rs>
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as<lb></lb>
above mentioned and took from him the said four Spencer</p>
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