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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2544-1">Mark Bennett</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2699">Green Bank</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2544-3">Richard How</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1085">Apprentice</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2544-4">Samuel Williams</rs>
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of the same Place<obscured></obscured>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2701">Low or Mall Alley</rs>
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in the said Parish <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1086">Lighterman</rs>
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and William Tol<obscured></obscured>
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Evidence on his Majesty's behalf and on Custody Taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date439">forth day of November 1786</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
before me One of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1087">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for the next County<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="2545"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2545-36">Mark Besmell</rs>
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on his Oath says on Saturday Night last between the<lb></lb>
Hours of Seven and Eight being at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2702">Execution Dock</rs>
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goting to his Boat with one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2545-1">George<lb></lb>
Davis</rs>
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he saw the Boy present who says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2545-2">John Scot</rs>
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and the other who says his name is<obscured></obscured>
Tilford otherwise Stet coming from some<lb></lb>
Coal Craft belonging to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2545-3">Elijah Goff</rs>
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which were lying at a Road of their near said Mr Goff<lb></lb>
with a Bag that he asked the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2545-5">John Scot</rs>
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what he had in the Bag who said<lb></lb>
nothingsays he took hold of the said Bag and Stock the Two head fasts produced<lb></lb>
out of the said BagThat he asked him how he came by them who said they did<lb></lb>
not belong to him That they belonged to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2545-6">Robert Tilford</rs>
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That <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2545-7">George<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Davis</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Took <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2545-8">Robert Tilford</rs>
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after name made his Escape over<del>the said Coupt</del>
some<obscured></obscured>
called a Raft and That they conveyed both<lb></lb>
of them to the said Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2545-9">Elijah Goff</rs>
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<p n="2546"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2546-1">Mark Bennell</rs>
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<p n="2547"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2547-1">Richard Hore</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2703">Green Bank</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2704">Wapping</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1088">apprentice</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2547-2">Samuel Williams</rs>
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of the same<lb></lb>
place on his Oath says in Saturday night last he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2547-3">John Scot</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2547-4">Robert Tilford</rs>
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<lb></lb>
between the Hours of Seven and Eight between the Craft of the said Mr. Goff<lb></lb>
as it appeared to him coming from the said Craft that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2547-5">John Scot</rs>
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otherwise Scot<lb></lb>
as soon as that Boat Grounded Jumped out of said Boat with a Bag in which<lb></lb>
were the Two head fasts produced that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2547-36">Mark Bennel</rs>
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laid told of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2547-6">John Scot</rs>
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and the<lb></lb>
other made his Escape over some Timer That he lent said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2547-23">Mark Bennell</rs>
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a<lb></lb>
hand state the said Head fasts out of the said Bag</p>
<p n="2548"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2548-1">Richard How</rs>
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<p n="2549"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2549-1">James Adams</rs>
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on his Oath says the Two head fasts produced are the propose of Elijah<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<del>and</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2549-3">Edward Purnell</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2549-4">Thomas Whitfield</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2705">Johnson Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2706">Old Gravel Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2707">George Middx</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1089">Lighterman and Dealer of Coals</rs>
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and That the Two head fasts now produced one the<lb></lb>
property of his said Masters and were fast to two of his said Masters Craft at their Moving<lb></lb>
Road near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2708">Wapping Dock</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2709">St. John Wapping</rs>
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between the Hours<lb></lb>
of Five and Six on Saturday Night last</p>
<p n="2550"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2550-1">James Adams</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2551">Taken and Sworn the day and year first abovementioned before me</p>
<p n="2552"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2552-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="2553">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2553-1">John Scot</rs>
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otherwise Scot says on Saturday night last he was going a crop<lb></lb>
the Craft some of which were loaded with Coals that he found<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a Bag with the head fast<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
in One of them which he took<del>of said</del>
and put the same into a Wharry where was <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2553-2">Robert<lb></lb>
Tilford</rs>
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-That said Tilford and himself went from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2710">Execution Dock</rs>
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thorough the<lb></lb>
Mud to get on to ard the said Croft</p>
<p n="2554">Examined and declared to<obscured></obscured>
the Truth<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date440">Fourth day of december 1786</rs>
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by me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2554-1">John Staples</rs>
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}</p>
<p n="2555">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2555-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Scot</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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