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to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-1">John Wilson</rs>
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at Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-2">James Horsford</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2664">Ratcliff<lb></lb>
Highway</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2665">St. George Middlesex</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1072">Apothecary</rs>
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Dods</rs>
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at Mrs. Hall <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2666">lower Thames Street</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1073">Ship broker</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-41">Daniel Henry Heathcote</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2667">Clifford Inn</rs>
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taken this 27th of Novembr 1786<lb></lb>
who being on their Oaths say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-5">John Wilson</rs>
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for himself says last<lb></lb>
night about the Hour of Seven The Prisoners present who say their Names are <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-6">John<lb></lb>
Lewis</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-7">Elizabeth Thompson</rs>
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came into the shop of his said Master and asked for<lb></lb>
a penny worth of Tamarind that he served the same and received a penny from which<lb></lb>
of them he cannot tell That on their going away he Missed the Great Coat produced<lb></lb>
which lay upon a Chair the Shop at the Time the said John and Elizabeth came into<lb></lb>
the said Shop as aforesaidThat he pursued and Overtook them a Smalld instance<lb></lb>
from said house both Man and Woman walking close long side of one another<lb></lb>
That he Stopt the Man who had a Red Cloak over his Shoulders which he opened to<lb></lb>
Search for the missing Coat which he did not see upon him That he then laid hold<lb></lb>
of said Woman who had on a Mans Brown Coat which he suspected to be that<lb></lb>
which was Stolenfinishing was mistaken he went to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-8">John Lewis</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
examine him more Strictly When Mr Dods came up and seized the said John on<lb></lb>
which he saw<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
something fall from him which on Examination on the Spot<lb></lb>
immediately proved to the Coat produced with the Cloak he had on when he Examined<lb></lb>
him<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-74">Joseph Dots</rs>
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for himself says last night about the hour of Seven being<lb></lb>
at the said Mr. Horsford he heard that a Coat was taken out of his Shop that he pursued<lb></lb>
and overtook the said Mr. Wilson. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-9">John Lewis</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-10">Elizabeth Thompson</rs>
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within about One hundred<lb></lb>
and fifty yards of the said Mr. <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2668">Horsford House</rs>
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. That he seized the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-11">John Lewis</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
he saw drop the Coat produced and a Red<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Cloak which he picked up immediately<lb></lb>
at the foot of the Prisoner and took Coat Cloak and Prisoner to the said Mr. Horsford house<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2508-69">Daniel Henry Heathcote</rs>
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for himself says The Coat produced is his property which he left in the Shop<lb></lb>
of the said Mr. Horsford Yesterday afternoon</p>
<p n="2509">Sworn<lb></lb>
The day and year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2509-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="2510"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2510-1">John Woodham</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2510-2">Peter Green</rs>
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<p n="2511"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2511-1">John Wilson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2511-2">Joseph Dods</rs>
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D Hen: Heathcote</p>
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