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<p n="1311"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1386">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1311-1">John Swainston</rs>
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Taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date223">Thirteenth and Sworn the Swdcenth day of<lb></lb>
October 1786</rs>
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before us two of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ546">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for the said<lb></lb>
John<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Swainston<obscured></obscured>
said County has been from Sea 3 Month, since has been employed on<lb></lb>
board of Ships to help rigging and unloding them lodges has a Room of his Own<lb></lb>
at the house ofa Broker in Household Good next door to Mr. Jones<lb></lb>
a Publican at the head of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1387">Angel Gardens</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1388">Ratcliff highway</rs>
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is single pays 2<lb></lb>
a week ready furnishedthat he knows <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1311-2">Thomas Moody</rs>
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one of the other<lb></lb>
prisoners well that he lives with one Mr. Poth a Publican in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1389">Wapping</rs>
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was not at work any where Yesterday Says he met Moody about 7 at night<lb></lb>
of Yesterday in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1390">Ratcliff Highway</rs>
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that they went into several houses<del>to</del>
and<lb></lb>
had a pint of BeerSays between 11 and 12 As he and Moody were going down<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1391">New Gravel Lane</rs>
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they met in the said Lane Fourmen as he believes<lb></lb>
who were carrying the Anchor producedThat Moody said to the said men<lb></lb>
they had got a fine Lift when the said four men laid down the said Anchor<lb></lb>
and desired this Informant and Companion to hold their Tongues. Says<lb></lb>
Moody asked them if they were not fearfull of carrying such a Thing<lb></lb>
at that time of the nightwho answered no for they often carryed such things<lb></lb>
later in the night<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
to the house near where they then were in the said<lb></lb>
Lane and into which they carried the said Anchor The door of the said house<lb></lb>
being opened the Moment they knocked<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
at the Door say he and<lb></lb>
Moody staid in the said house against the inclination of the person who was in the<lb></lb>
said house who received the said Anchor from she said Four men who left the house<lb></lb>
being all Sea faring men one of Whom he knows by sight and the others he should know<lb></lb>
if he saw them againThat they mean had moody stayed in the said house until the Watchman came<lb></lb>
that before the Watchman came Two men who he doth not know but thinks he should if<lb></lb>
he saw them again came into the said house with Five or six pieces of Cornd beef and put<lb></lb>
the same on a Chest in the said house in the Room where the said Anchor was who left they<lb></lb>
same went out taking their leave and came back in about Five Minutes where they<lb></lb>
staid until the said Watchman came when the men who kept the said house gave the<lb></lb>
said Watchman charge of him and Moody when they gave the said Watchman charge<lb></lb>
of the said man who received the said Anchor in his house</p>
<p n="1312">Sworn<lb></lb>
The 16th. day of Oct 1786<lb></lb>
Before <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1312-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="1313"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1313-1">Peter Green</rs>
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C</p>
<p n="1314"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1314-1">John Swainston</rs>
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