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The Information of
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Taken before me one of his Majesty's
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Justices of the Peace
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in and
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for the said County this
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eight day of December 1786
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Who being on his Oath Says on Monday night last he was on the Watch at
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aforesaid and about the hour of Ten he saw a Ships Boat with
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William
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therein who landed at Mr. Huxtables ways adjoining the said Stairs
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James Thorp
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went to the said Boat and asked the said
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Thomas Roberts
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William Foote
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what they had got in the said Boat who said
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some Rope which they had brought from over the Water That the Rope produced
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was in the said Boat and during the time he and the said
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James Thorp
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Thomas Roberts
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William Toote
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run
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the said Boat Astern and made their Escape
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Wm Smith
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Sworn before one the day
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and year above written}
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John Staples
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John Fryer
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on his Oath says he is
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Foreman
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to
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John Thompson
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and Son
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of
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Sun Tavern field
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Shadwell
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Rope makers
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and that the Rope produced
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is of his said Masters making for the Trinity Masters London that he has Examined
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both
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belonging to the said Trinity Masters
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Jeremiah Driscol
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on his Oath says he belongs to a Lighter belonging
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the Trinity Masters London No. 12 which lighter he saw safe at Anchor
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on Monday last about the hour of Tour in the afternoon above
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King and
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Rotherhith
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says the Cable of said Lighter was cut and found
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said Lighter a Drift about the hour of Seven on Tuesday Morning
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and that he believes the piece of Cable which he found in this Office is part
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of the Cable of the said Lighter and was cut from her by some person who
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he doth not know
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his
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Jeremiah
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Driscol
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Mark
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Sworn
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The
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8th day of Decr 1786
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Before
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John Staples
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=
"LMOBPS45030_n2532-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2532-2"
>
Peter Greene
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2532-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Peter"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2532-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Greene"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2532-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"2533"
>
The said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2533-1"
>
William Toose
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2533-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"William"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2533-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Toose"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2533-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
and
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2533-2"
>
Thomas Roberts
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2533-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Thomas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2533-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Roberts"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2533-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
say they found the said Rope
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
in the Mud on the other side of the Water
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"2534"
>
his
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2534-1"
>
Thomas
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
Roberts
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2534-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Thomas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2534-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Roberts"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2534-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Mark
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"2535"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2535-1"
>
William Toose
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2535-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"William"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2535-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Toose"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n2535-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
doth not choose to Sign
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
his name
</
p
>
</
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>
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