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<p n="533"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo587">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n533-1">Gilbert Handwide</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo588">the Falcon Iron Foundary</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n533-2">William Watson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n533-3">Robert Walker</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ206">Watermen</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before us two of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ207">Justices of<lb></lb>
the peace</rs>
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in and for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo589">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="534">Who being upon their Oaths say and first this<lb></lb>
Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n534-1">Gilbert Handyside</rs>
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for himself saith<lb></lb>
that on the Ninth of February instant he packed<lb></lb>
up in a case a Wallow Wheel and ordered<lb></lb>
his <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ208">Waterman</rs>
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this other Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n534-2">William Watson</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
take the said Case together with other Goods on board<lb></lb>
the Generous Planter Captain John Garf then lying<lb></lb>
off <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo590">Princes Stairs</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo591">Rotherhith</rs>
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and bound to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo592">Saint<lb></lb>
Kitts</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo593">West Indies</rs>
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which said Goods were<lb></lb>
safely taken from his said Wharf at the Falcon<lb></lb>
Iron Foundary. And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n534-3">William<lb></lb>
Watson</rs>
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for himself saith that he was Employed<lb></lb>
by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n534-4">Gilbert Handyside</rs>
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for the purpose<lb></lb>
abovementioned that he safely moored the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Lighter<lb></lb>
containing the said Case and other Goods along<lb></lb>
side the said Ship Generous Planter and went<lb></lb>
away, but returning the next morning to his<lb></lb>
said<del>Barge</del>
Lighter he found the case containing the<lb></lb>
Wheel above described had been felonious life taken<lb></lb>
and Carried away and that the case now produced<lb></lb>
as the Identical Case that had been Stolen in<lb></lb>
the manner aforesaid And this Informant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n534-5">Robert Walker</rs>
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for himself saith that as he was<lb></lb>
rowing up the River he perceived a Boat with<lb></lb>
three Men in her that he rowed up to her and<lb></lb>
demanded what they had got in her that they<lb></lb>
Immediately gave him the Case now produced<lb></lb>
and then attempted to get away that he<lb></lb>
Immediately pursued them and they were take<lb></lb>
by some persons on shore but he is positive that<lb></lb>
the persons now present who call themselves<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n534-6">William Hardy</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n534-7">Richard Stevens</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n534-8">Thomas<lb></lb>
Herbert</rs>
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are the three men who were in the<lb></lb>
Boat at the time he took the case out of it</p>
<p n="535">Taken and Sworn before us this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date105">15th. of Febry 1786</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n535-1">John Staples</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n535-2">Robt. Smith</rs>
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<p n="536"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n536-1">Gilb Handesyde</rs>
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<lb></lb>
W Watson<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n536-96">Robt Walker</rs>
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