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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n794-1">George Cooper</rs>
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Office Keeper in<lb></lb>
Lord Hawkesburgs office at Whitch all<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n794-2">John<lb></lb>
Sowerby</rs>
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one of the Clerks in the said Office<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n794-3">William Peckham</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo536">Grays Inn</rs>
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Passage<lb></lb>
Cabinet Maker Richard Blacham of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo537">the<lb></lb>
Strand</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45033_occ167">Stationer</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n794-4">James Woodhouse</rs>
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Servant<lb></lb>
to Mr. <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo538">John Lane</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo539">Drury Lane</rs>
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Pawnbroker<lb></lb>
Thomas Hilary Servant to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n794-5">Thomas Nash</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of Holles Sheet Pawnbroker<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n794-6">James Robertson</rs>
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Servant to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n794-7">Aaron Morritt</rs>
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of Rose Sheet<lb></lb>
near Long Aere Pawnbroker and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n794-8">John<lb></lb>
Brooks</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo540">Fleet Market</rs>
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Pawnbroker taken<lb></lb>
before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45033_date162">29th day of Janry 1787</rs>
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<p n="795">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n795-1">George<lb></lb>
Cooper</rs>
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saith that three Wooden Ink stands commonly called Ebony<lb></lb>
with glasser and plated Furnituretwo plated flat Candlesticks<lb></lb>
and a plated stand for a Wax Light were feloniously stolen<lb></lb>
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in the Office of Lord Hawkesbury situate at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo541">Whitehall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
aforesaidThat he missed the said plated stand for the Wax Light<lb></lb>
about ten days agoThat he missed one of the Ink stands<lb></lb>
on Tuesday the 23rd. of Janry instant, another the next day<lb></lb>
(Wednesday) and the other<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
together with one of<del>said of</del>
said plated<lb></lb>
flat Candlesticks on Thursday the 25th. day of Janry instant but<lb></lb>
that he cannot as certain on what day the other plated<lb></lb>
Candlestick was takenAnd further saith that he doth verily<lb></lb>
believe that the three<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Ink Standsthe plated flat Candlestick<lb></lb>
and the plated stand for the Wax Light now produced an the same<lb></lb>
that were stolen as aforesaidThe said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n795-2">John Sowerby</rs>
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for himself saith that either at the latter end of the Week before<lb></lb>
last, or the beginning of last Week, he saw a person now present</p>
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