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of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2512-1">William Roberts</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2669">New Gravel Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2670">Shadwell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1075">Dealer</rs>
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and George<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
ange and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2512-3">William Elley</rs>
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three of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1076">Constables</rs>
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attending the Public Office<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
ten this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date435">20th day of November 1786</rs>
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before me one of his Majstys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1077">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for</p>
<p n="2513">William<obscured></obscured>
on his Oath saith his House Situate in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2671">New<lb></lb>
Gravel Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2672">Shadwell</rs>
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was broke open this Morning early and one Cask of Foreign Brands<lb></lb>
Marked WC Containing Twelve Gallons and one Cask of Foreign Brands<lb></lb>
marked WR containing Six Gallons. Four Cask 2d 30 Galls British Compound<lb></lb>
Two of which Marked WC and the other Two marked WR One cask containing<lb></lb>
Four Gallons of Holland Geneva no Mark One Cask marked WR containing<lb></lb>
Ten Gallons of Foreign Rum and one other Cask marked WR containing<lb></lb>
Five Gallons of Foreign Rum and one cask of Spruce been were taken out of his Cellar in the said house<lb></lb>
this Morning as aforesaid. That the four Casks produced are Four of the Casks<lb></lb>
that were taken away as aforesaid and That the Staves produced are part of<lb></lb>
the Staves of Two Casks which were taken as abovementioned he having made<lb></lb>
the said Two Casks and that the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2673">Peppermint Water</rs>
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in the Case bottle produced the<lb></lb>
Foreign brandy in the Two Case bottles produced and the Bitters in the Two<lb></lb>
Quart Bottles produced he has not a Double but are a part of his property<lb></lb>
taken away this Morning in some of the before mentioned Casks</p>
<p n="2514"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2514-1">William Roberts</rs>
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<p n="2515"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2515-1">George Foreister</rs>
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on his Oath says This afternoon about the Hour of Three<lb></lb>
he with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2515-2">William Elbey</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2515-3">John Orange</rs>
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went to an Old Iron Shop next door to the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2674">Thestle and Crown</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2675">New Gravel Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2676">Shadwell</rs>
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and in a Wast house at the Back part of<lb></lb>
the said Shop he saw a Woman who says her name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2515-48">Sarah Joseph</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="2516">drawing Liquor out of a Cask<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a holding a Better That being eager to apprehend the parties<lb></lb>
he with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2516-1">William Elbey</rs>
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took a man who was in said house and went to the house of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2516-2">Thomas Neals</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2677">No. 6</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2678">Mercer<lb></lb>
Row</rs>
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late called <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2679">the Match Wall</rs>
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in which was the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2516-3">Thomas Neale</rs>
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and or Searching the said house<lb></lb>
Found The Case bottle of Peppermint and Two Quart Bottles of Bittery produced in the back room in a Bur<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Bad stead. The Floor of the said Room covered with, part of said Strong Liqours which had been spilt that said<lb></lb>
Room Smelt like a Distillers Shop.</p>
<p n="2517"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2517-1">Geo Foreister</rs>
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<lb></lb>
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</p>
<p n="2518"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2518-1">John Orange</rs>
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on his Oath says he went with said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2518-2">George Foreister</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2518-3">William Elbey</rs>
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<lb></lb>
this afternoon between the Hours of Two and Three to an Old Iron shop in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2680">New Gravel Lane</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2681">Shadwell</rs>
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and saw a Man in the Hitchen who says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2518-56">Joseph Gabriel</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who appeared uneasy That he went backwood ordering his Companions to take care of the said<lb></lb>
Joseph Gabriel and There he saw The Woman and boy produced who say their Names are<lb></lb>
Sarah Joseph and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2518-7">Levy Phillips</rs>
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and that<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
The said Boy was holding a Bottle in his hand under the Cock of the Cask Produced she holding<lb></lb>
the Key of the said Cock now produced that he Stopt her and likewise saw The Four Cask<lb></lb>
produced in the said Back place where on Searching he found the Bundle of Staves concealed<lb></lb>
in a Basket having a CoverThat there was a Coal Fire in the said <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Place with Wood ashes<lb></lb>
there on Says he searched the said Woman and boy and said things and Ordered the said<lb></lb>
Joseph Gabriel to go with Forester and Elbey to find the persons who said had<lb></lb>
brought said Goods to him</p>
<p n="2519">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2519-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Orange</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45030_n2519-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="2520"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2520-1">William Elbey</rs>
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on his Oath says he was with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2520-2">George Foreister</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45030_n2520-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2520-3">John Orange</rs>
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at the House of<lb></lb>
Joseph Gabrielin <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2682">New Gravel Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2683">Shadwell</rs>
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this afternoon and saw in the back place<lb></lb>
of the said House the said Woman and boy and Two of the Casks produced. That he and the said George<lb></lb>
went with<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the said Man to the Match Walk Shadwell and in & house there they found<lb></lb>
The Two Case bottles of Brandy produced on & Shelf in a Cupboard in the Lower Room when they found<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2520-6">Thomas Neale</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45030_n2520-6" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
That he asked said Neale how he came by them who answered he bought them of a<lb></lb>
Lumper</p>
<p n="2521"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2521-1">William Elbey</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2522">Taken and Sworn the day and year<lb></lb>
above written before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2522-1">John Staples</rs>
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