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Thos Jones
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Jelly
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France
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Westr. who on his Oath saith that about Six o'Clock this Morning
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He was called up by his Maid Servant & told that she imagined
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some Person had been in his Cellar, the flap in the yard we was
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usually taken up to start the Beer being turned to pay purvey
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That
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This Deponent saith. He immediatly got up & went to
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the Cellar in which He
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dowd a quantity of Liquor running on the
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Floor which He discovered
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which He found to have can
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from a Cask which Contain
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Gallons
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half aftsd of Gen & in which several Holes had been bend-That He then went into the Room of
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One of his Lodger,
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& the Appearence of Liquor Spilt on the Floor He had reason
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then in the Room the said
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Langhm. Both
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must be acquainted with
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the foregoing particulars
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And this Deponent saith that a
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Stone Bottle that He is certain was in the Cellar the
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preceding being was
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John Hardwick
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Mich Stewart
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Sworn before me
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6th June 1787
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Edw Parker
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to wit
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The Information
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John Hardwick
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, &
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Langham Booth
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who on their Oaths severally say & first the said
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John Hardwick
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for
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himself saith, that between three & Four
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about Two
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o'Clock this Morning He in Company
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with one
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Michael Stewart
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came
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into
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Bell court
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the Bell Inn
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Westr.
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and that He saw
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the
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broke into the Cellar of the said
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said
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House, which is kept
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by
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Thomas Jones
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-And this Deponent further saith that
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the said
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Michl.
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Stewart
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went down into the Cellar & staid about a quarter of an Hour &
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then came up this
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thro the opening He had made in the
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by throwing up the flap
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to
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to the cellar
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in the Yard usually opened for starting
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him
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of Beer and brought up Door,
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a Jars Containg abt. 2 Quarts of Porter
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Catton stone Bottle
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which they took
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the same
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upstairs into Langham Booths Room in the said House
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John Hardwick
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having called
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the said Booth out of his to let there during the Time
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Micl Stewart
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was in the Cellar
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into
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Thos James
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>
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45032_n1444-68"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Thos"
>
</
interp
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45032_n1444-68"
type
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"surname"
value
=
"James"
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</
interp
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<
interp
inst
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"LMOBPS45032_n1444-68"
type
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"gender"
value
=
"male"
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</
interp
>
<
del
>
House
</
del
>
is after
<
gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
they Deponents & John
<
del
>
Stewart
</
del
>
had drank the same
<
del
>
the same
</
del
>
of drank
<
del
>
the said
</
del
>
Hardwick Mich stewart returned to the Cellar & brought
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
up A Two Gallon stone Bottle nearly full of Ab. of which they Drank what
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the liked, & then the lay down on the Bed-And further
<
del
>
this
</
del
>
Deponent saith not and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
this Deponent Langham Booth saith for himself, that
<
del
>
about
</
del
>
between 3 & 4 o'Clock
</
p
>
</
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>
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