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<p n="1552"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1629">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit}</note>
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The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1552-1">Robert Beales</rs>
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a Prisoner<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1552-2">William Blackborow</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ637">Esqr</rs>
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. One of His Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ638">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the said County<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Charged on the Oaths of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1552-3">John King</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1552-4">John Minsher</rs>
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<lb></lb>
On a Strong Suspicion of having Feloniously Stolen<lb></lb>
a Bright Sorrel Gelding the property of Some Person at<lb></lb>
present unknown And taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date263">13th. Septr. 1786</rs>
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<p n="1553">Who saith that his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1553-1">Robert Beals</rs>
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was born at<lb></lb>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1631">County of Norfolk</rs>
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is near thirty Years of<lb></lb>
Age is by Trade a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ639">Weaver</rs>
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that about Two Months ago he<lb></lb>
worked with Mr. Saxby at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1632">Lingfield</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1633">Surry</rs>
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as a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ640">Weaver</rs>
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<lb></lb>
that when he left Mr. Saxby he went to Harvest Work for Mr.<lb></lb>
Laver at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1634">Standford</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1635">Essex</rs>
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for one Week hath left his Service about<lb></lb>
five Weeks hath since been at Harvest Work at one<lb></lb>
Mr Sewels at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1636">Cunningham</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1637">Standford</rs>
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for about<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
five Weeks and left his Service on Saturday last. That on<lb></lb>
Monday last the 11th. day of September instant He bought the<lb></lb>
Gelding found in his Possession at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1638">Harley Bush</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1639">Epping</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
a Man who told this Examinant that his Name was Smith for<lb></lb>
Ten Pounds Eleven Shillings that he took no Receipt for the<lb></lb>
Money nor did he have the Horse Tolled that the next day<lb></lb>
he went to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1640">Beggar Bush fair</rs>
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in Order to Sell the said Gelding<lb></lb>
that Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1553-3">John King</rs>
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asked the price of it and this Examt. told<lb></lb>
him fifteen Guineas.</p>
<p n="1554">Taken before me the Day &<lb></lb>
Year first above Written<lb></lb>
W Blackborow}</p>
<p n="1555"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1555-1">Robert Beales</rs>
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