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<p n="86">11th March 1788</p>
<p n="87"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo57">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n87-1">Thomas Cole</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo58">Ratcliff Highway</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ27">Waterman</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n87-2">John Orange</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo59">Elbow Lane</rs>
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Weaver both in the Parish of Saint Paul<lb></lb>
Shadwell in the said County Taken this Seventh day of March 1788 before us two of<lb></lb>
his Majesty's Justices of the peace<obscured></obscured>
and for the said County<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n87-3">Thomas Cole</rs>
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on his Oath saith on Thursday morning last John<lb></lb>
Norbory came to him and said he had been robbed of Thirty Nine<lb></lb>
Guineas by Two Woman in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo60">New Gravel Lane</rs>
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near the Barley<lb></lb>
more Says he <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n87-4">John Fletcher</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n87-5">John Orange</rs>
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went to a house situate<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo61">Crown<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Court</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo62">King Street</rs>
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Sr George from an information<lb></lb>
That three Woman one in a Black Gown and Two other<del>was</del>
were at<lb></lb>
the said house concealed suspected to have committed said Robbery<lb></lb>
Says <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n87-6">John Orange</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n87-7">John Fletcher</rs>
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went up Stair himself<lb></lb>
staying below to prevent any person going out that not<lb></lb>
getting admittance the Door of a Room was broke open he<lb></lb>
went up where were <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n87-8">Ann Fox</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n87-9">Sarah King</rs>
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and Mary Doughlass<lb></lb>
That they searched the Room and found on a Bed concealed and in the Blankets a Run neat of new<lb></lb>
Cloth a pair of new Cotton Stockings a Piece of Striped printed Call<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
one Black Skirt one New Linnen Shift, two paid of Callimancoe<lb></lb>
Woman Slipper a Cushion for the head a Woman hair pad One piece<lb></lb>
of Black Crape for a Gown One pea Green Stuff Shirt Three<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
pieces of<lb></lb>
Muslin<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Two pair of Cotton Stockings one Linen Shift and as<lb></lb>
piece of Dyed Linnen says there was in the said Room a Tap<lb></lb>
of the size of a Four Gallon Cash or there about fall of Water<lb></lb>
says he felt with his Stick and found at the Bottom the Number Grater<lb></lb>
produced having Two Queen Arm Four George the first and one of George<lb></lb>
the Second Guineas five Shillings and Two Six penny pieces in Silver all<lb></lb>
of Which Articles and Many are now produced</p>
<p n="88"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n88-1">Thos. Cole</rs>
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</p>
<p n="89"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n89-1">John Orange</rs>
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on his Oath saith on <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n89-2">Sarah King</rs>
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he found The Tin Lacquered Box produced<lb></lb>
containing Five half Crown pieces produced and likewise found in Deal Box in<lb></lb>
the said Room the Lacquered Bone Box produced containing a half Guinea in Gold of<lb></lb>
George the third.</p>
<p n="90">Taken Sworn<lb></lb>
The 11th: of March 1788<lb></lb>
Before us<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n90-1">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n90-2">Peter Green</rs>
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</p>
<p n="91">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n91-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Orange</rs>
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Mark</p>
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