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<p n="1563"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1665">Middlesex</rs>
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(to Wit)</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1563-1">John Barnes</rs>
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taken before me One<lb></lb>
of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ672">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for the said County.</p>
<p n="1564"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-1">John Barnes</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1666">Church Row</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1667">St. Ann Middlesex</rs>
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On his Oath<lb></lb>
says he is an <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ673">Officer of the Revenue</rs>
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and went last night from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1668">Ratcliff<lb></lb>
Cross</rs>
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in a Wherry with Two Waterman about the hour of Eight <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-2">Thomas Sheriff</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-89">Andrew<lb></lb>
Borgeson</rs>
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Spelt in the Wri<obscured></obscured>
uctons <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-83">Borgesson</rs>
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who are likewise <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ674">Officers of the Revenue</rs>
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duly authorized<lb></lb>
to Deptford to Inspect the East India Ships lying there to see if the officers<lb></lb>
were on duty and to prevent any Fraud that he went on board the Laycells<lb></lb>
lying near the Lower Watergate <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1669">Deptford</rs>
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to Speak with Mr Gordon the<lb></lb>
Super intendant of the said Ship lately arrived from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1670">China</rs>
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in the East Indies<lb></lb>
to obtain assistance having been Obstructed in his Duty in Reconnoitering<lb></lb>
the several East India Ships lying at or near Deptfordsays as he was<lb></lb>
coming out of said Ship to go into his Boat about the Hour of Ten<lb></lb>
he ordered Andrew Borgeson to stand on one Side of the Gangway of the<lb></lb>
said Ship and one of the Revenue Officers to stand on the other side of<lb></lb>
the Gangway this Deponent fearing that some one the Men on board<lb></lb>
would cut the Entry Ropes and thereby and anger his life or Limbs<lb></lb>
The upper Deck having many Persons thereon who did not belong to the<lb></lb>
said Ship there being a great Riot on board occasioned as he beleives on<lb></lb>
Account of One <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-82">Peter Sleath</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ675">preferable Tiderman</rs>
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who had been boarded<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1671">Gravesend</rs>
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on board the said Ship to take care of the Revenue and who had<lb></lb>
been Ordered to be replaced by another Revenue Officer Says the Prisoner<lb></lb>
Person who says his name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-3">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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was on board the said<lb></lb>
Ship Lascells at the time he was on board her last night having seen him<lb></lb>
several times on board the said Ship Larcelly last night Further says<lb></lb>
about an hour or more after he lift the said Ship seeing a Boat with four<lb></lb>
men<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in her between the Shipping and the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1672">Mill Wall</rs>
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nearer to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1673">Middlesex</rs>
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Spore he Ordered<lb></lb>
his said two Waterman to row him along side of her Suspecting she had come<lb></lb>
from the Ships at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1674">Deptford</rs>
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and had uncustomed Good on board that when they<lb></lb>
came along side of the said Boat he wanted to Examine her when the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-5">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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and his Companions swore they should<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
not<lb></lb>
Rummadge themSays Andrew Borgeson then told this Informant<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-6">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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was the man who attempted to cut one of<lb></lb>
the Entry Ropes of the said Ship and let him into the River as he was<lb></lb>
coming down the Ship side to get into his boat when the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-7">Thomas<lb></lb>
Gordon</rs>
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Struck the said Andrew Borgeson several Blows with his Fist<lb></lb>
when this Informant called to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-8">John Gerdiner</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-9">Thomas Walker</rs>
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two<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ676">Watermen</rs>
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belonging to the Customs who were in another Boat near and under<lb></lb>
his Direction. who cause immediatly and then they rummaged the said<lb></lb>
Four men on whom they did not find any GoodBut thought it their Duty<lb></lb>
to apprehend and Secure the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1564-10">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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which with great Difficulty<lb></lb>
they accomplished</p>
<p n="1565">Says on Oath this Thursday of May 1786 That as he was going down the Stips side of the Lascells on the 5th. Instant about Midway Andrew borgasson called<lb></lb>
out to him to take care of himself for that they were going to cut the Gang Ropes. says he likewise called cut for help when he<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1565-1">Thomas Sheriff</rs>
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to his assistance</p>
<p n="1566">Sworn <lb></lb>
This <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date269">6th day of May 1786</rs>
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Before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1566-1">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1566-2">John Barnes</rs>
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