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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1166-1">Robert Freare</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo679">Covent Garden</rs>
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of the same<lb></lb>
Street Confectioner taken before me this 9th. day<lb></lb>
of September 1788</p>
<p n="1167">Who being upon Oath saith, that this day between the<lb></lb>
hours of one and two o Clock as he was looking thro' the<lb></lb>
Shop Window of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1167-1">Peter Paul</rs>
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his Master, he observed a<lb></lb>
Person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1167-2">Lewis Lang</rs>
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several<lb></lb>
times walk backwards and forwards before the Shop of<lb></lb>
<del>and</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1167-3">Edward Davis</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo680">Bridges Street</rs>
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Boot<lb></lb>
and <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo682">Shoe maker</rs>
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now presentThat he observed said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1167-4">Lewis Lang</rs>
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take from off an Hook on the outside of the<lb></lb>
Shop Window the two Boots now produced and endeavour to<lb></lb>
conceal them under his Coat by doubling them up on which<lb></lb>
this Informant followed him and laid hold of<del>her</del>
his Arm<lb></lb>
asking him at she same time what he was going to do with<lb></lb>
the Boots on which he seemed surprizedThat he<lb></lb>
charged him with having stolen said Boots when said<lb></lb>
Lang replied that he this Informant was a Liar and that he had not<lb></lb>
stolen<del>s</del>
them on which<del>said</del>
this Informant caused<lb></lb>
him to secured and the said Boots was taken from him<lb></lb>
by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1167-5">John Dore</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ260">Apprentice</rs>
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to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1167-6">Edward Davis</rs>
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now<lb></lb>
present</p>
<p n="1168"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1168-1">Robert Ferear</rs>
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<del> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1168-2">Edward Davies</rs>
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<p n="1169">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
9th. Septemr. 1788}</p>
<p n="1170">M Addington</p>
<p n="1171">Witness<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1171-1">Edward Davis</rs>
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