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<p n="1275"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1347">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1275-1">Thomas Rutt</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken on Oath the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date215">Sixteen day of October<lb></lb>
1786</rs>
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before me one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ536">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1348">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="1276">Who on his Oath Saith That on Friday night last<lb></lb>
the 13th. day of October about a Quarter before Seven<lb></lb>
OClock as he this Informant and his wife were<del>was</del>
going from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1349">Moorfields</rs>
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<lb></lb>
home to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1350">Islington</rs>
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, They were mett near the side of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1351">New River</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1352">Parish of Islington</rs>
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aforesaid by<lb></lb>
two men who appeared to be young men, one of whom<lb></lb>
came up to this Informants wife and laid hold of<lb></lb>
her hand and said, Softly don't make a noise she<lb></lb>
gave herself a spring and got from him and run<lb></lb>
towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1353">Islington</rs>
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, Then they both came up to this<lb></lb>
Informant, and both seized him by the Collar and<lb></lb>
said don't make a noise, and immediately he felt<lb></lb>
one of the young men taking his Watch out of his<lb></lb>
Pocket with a Chequered string to it and a Gilt<lb></lb>
Seal, the Watch is a Metal Watch,<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in a<lb></lb>
Tortoise shell Case makers name of Tompion, he<lb></lb>
believes the Callest of the two man took his Watch<lb></lb>
and the Short man imbuttned his Breeches Pockett<lb></lb>
and took out Two pence and then run away<lb></lb>
And further Saith That a Watch and Seal now<lb></lb>
produced by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1276-3">John Armstrong</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ537">Peace Officer</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
is his Watch and the same<lb></lb>
that was stolen from him in manner before<lb></lb>
mentioned,</p>
<p n="1277">Sworn the 16th day of October<lb></lb>
1786 before me}</p>
<p n="1278"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1278-1">Chas Triquet</rs>
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<p n="1279"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1279-1">Thos. Rutt</rs>
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