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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n299-1">Edmund hash</rs>
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Esquire of<lb></lb>
No.21 <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo220">Bell Yard</rs>
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Atkins</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo222">Prenies Street Holborn</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before me this 5th. day of Febry 1788</p>
<p n="300">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n300-1">Edmund<lb></lb>
Nash</rs>
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Esquire Saith that last Night between the hours of<lb></lb>
eleven and twelve o'Clock as he was endeavouring to<lb></lb>
enter the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo223">Opera House</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo224">Hay market</rs>
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(at which<lb></lb>
time he had in his Pocket a Metal Watch a cornelian<lb></lb>
Seal set in Gold a gold hook and a gold key) a<lb></lb>
person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n300-2">William<lb></lb>
Richardson</rs>
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forced himself violently against him<lb></lb>
and immediately after ran from himThat this<lb></lb>
Informant missing his said Watch, pursued said<lb></lb>
Richardson down <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo225">the Haymarket</rs>
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and caused him<lb></lb>
to be taken into CustodyAnd further Saith that he<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
doth verily believe that the said Richardson is the Person who<lb></lb>
stole his said WatchAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n300-5">John Atkins</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for himself saith that he apprehended<del>with</del>
the<lb></lb>
said Richardson with the Assistance of others last<lb></lb>
Night<del>at</del>
near the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo226">Opera House</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo227">the Haymarket</rs>
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<lb></lb>
by the direction of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n300-6">Edmund Nash</rs>
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Esqr: and<lb></lb>
secured him in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo228">Covent Garden</rs>
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Watch House</p>
<p n="301">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
5th. day of Febry 1788}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n301-1">Sampr Wright</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n302-2">John Atkins</rs>
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