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<p n="1419"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1498">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1419-1">Thomas Hooby</rs>
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Taken the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date241">13 Oct 1786</rs>
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a and Sworn the 16th of the same Month<lb></lb>
before me One of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ586">Justices</rs>
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Etc in and for the said County</p>
<p n="1420"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1420-1">Thomas Mooby</rs>
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says he is a Seaman has been four Months from see has<lb></lb>
lodged at the House of Mr. Potts a Publican at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1499">the Horshoe and Has</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1500">new Crane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1501">Wappers</rs>
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<lb></lb>
16 Weeks has noted one any Duty since that he recd about Ten Guineas which lasted him about<lb></lb>
Five or Six Weeks that he owes his Landlord<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Nine Guineas or threeabouts That he has<lb></lb>
been acquainted with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1420-2">John<del>Swinton</del>
Swainton</rs>
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about five Weeks That about the hour of Seven last<lb></lb>
night he met the said John a Little of this side <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1502">Towerhill</rs>
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that they went to an Alehouse<lb></lb>
near where they staid Several Hours. afterwards they went to another and between Eleven and Twelve<lb></lb>
They met Four men in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1503">New Gravel Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1504">Shadwell</rs>
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carring the Anchor produced<lb></lb>
that he said to the said Men they had got a fine lift when two of them let go their<lb></lb>
hold and came up to him and Swainton<del>Swinton</del>
and told them if they stopped they would give<lb></lb>
them something to drink that said Four men carryed the said Anchor into the house<lb></lb>
of a man neat who is in Custody where they left it he and Swainton<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
keeping close<lb></lb>
to the Door after the said Man had opened it to let the said men bring the Anchor in<lb></lb>
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That he saw Two Goods Stop a Watchman who went up towards the door of said house<lb></lb>
which was then street and went back again without going in That he and<lb></lb>
Swainton<del>Swinton</del>
walked about the Lane opposite the Door of said house about an hour When<lb></lb>
The said Men opened the Door and asked them if they would have in said Lane The<lb></lb>
where they had a pint of Gin which he put into a Bottle and carryed the same over to Swainton<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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who had staid on the outside of the Door all the Time lags the sayd Man asked them<lb></lb>
to go into his house to drink the said Gin Which they did and<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
came into the said house who staid thereabout half an hour and as he believes the said<lb></lb>
receiver told them to fetch a Watchman to take them in Charge as they offering to leave the<lb></lb>
Inside of the house but said they would not go from the Door<del>of</del>
until Morning because he had<lb></lb>
Stolen Goods in the said houseSays a Watchman<del>and</del>
took them in Charge That he<lb></lb>
insisted on the said Mans being taken into Custody That when they came to the Watchman The Officer<lb></lb>
On hearing of the Matter sent<del>with</del>
the said Watchman and two others with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1420-5">Joseph Young</rs>
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and fetched the said Anchor up to the watchhouse<lb></lb>
says Swainton<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
knows me of the Fourmen he doth not know any of them</p>
<p n="1421">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1421-1">Thomas<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Moody</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="1422">In Crop Examination Says He and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1422-1">John Swainton</rs>
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<del>Thomas Swinton</del>
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went with the said Four Men to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1505">New Crane Stairs</rs>
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Shadwell who<lb></lb>
promised to give them something to drink not finding any Person up they<lb></lb>
told him and his Companion to go to the house where they had delivered<lb></lb>
the Said Anchor which they said was very remarkable more than<lb></lb>
any one house in the Lane and to ask the man who kept the said house<lb></lb>
to pay them half a Guinea was the reason he went and asked<lb></lb>
for the same and should not have troubled the Receiver meaning the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1422-3">Joseph Young</rs>
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until<lb></lb>
he had now the people who carried it<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
there</p>
<p n="1423">Taken this 13th and Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date242">16th day of October<lb></lb>
1786</rs>
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before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1423-1">John Staples</rs>
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