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The Information of
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Richard Plummer
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William Blackborow
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one of His Majesty's
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Justices of the Pace
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in and
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for the said County this
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4th. day of February 1786
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This Informant upon his Oath saith that about
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four years ago he was bound
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Apprentice
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Thomas Sparkes
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of
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Finch Lane
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Chimney Sweeper
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that about Two
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Years ago he was let out to the Prisoner
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Samuel Bishop
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by
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his said Master at the rate of
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Three Shillings per Week and
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Samuel Bishop
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ever Since
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Samuel Bishop
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to
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gather in Soot early in the morning and that for about
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Three Weeks last past the said
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Samuel Bishop
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hath made
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it a Practice to Steal the Alehouse Pots from the Doors
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of the Several Houses where they were placed in order that
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that the owners might get them in That all the Potts
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now produced have been Stolen in the manner aforesaid
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since Tuesday morning last And this Informant further
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saith that the said
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Samuel Bishop
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melted them down
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generally in a Frying Pawn and sold the Pewter
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at an Iron Shop in
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Cow Cross Street
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near
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Taken and Sworn before me
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the Day and Year above Written}
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W Blackborow
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his
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Richard
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Plummer
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Mark
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