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24 Janr 1788
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The Informations of
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of No. 11 Shakespear Silk Labourer
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Street Shipwright
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William South
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Marden head Court. Farmer Street Laborer. Allden the parish of Saint Paul Shadwell and
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Robert Caney
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One of his Majestys
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in and for the said County.
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on his Oath saith on Friday Night the 18 of Janr
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1788
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Between the Hours of Seven and Eight he saw
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on his Oath saith on Friday night last he heard
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James Hunt
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come down from said house on his This
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a Yard where he Stopt him
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on his Oath saith on Friday night the 28th
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Instant he heard a Cry of Thieves being then in Farmer Street
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Caney and that he apprehended
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, Further says he saw
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Four Pieces of Street Lead wrapt up in Four parcells lying on the
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said house near say, that he brought one of the said pieces of Lead
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which are now produced to this Office
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on his Oath saith last Friday night about the hour of
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Seven he heard a noise on the Top of an Empty house adjourning in Farmer
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Street says he went into said Empty house up Stairs into the Garnet
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where he found the lath and Plaister broke That he went out on the
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Lead and saw a Man behind one of the Chimneys who got away and
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looking around he saw Three pieces of Street Lead wrapt up in the sutter of
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the House he lives belonging to Mr. CaneySays he saw
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on the Top of the said house who surrendred themselves to
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him saying the could only Suffer the Law
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William Smith
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Robert Caney
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son of
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James Caney
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on his Oath The Four pieces of Street
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>
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Leed products have been lately taken off a house of his Fathers inhabited by
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William
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Smith
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>
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and other situate in
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Farmers Street Shadwell
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Taken and Sworn by all five
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this 24th day of Janr 1788
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>
</
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Before me
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>
John Staples
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Robert Caney
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>
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</
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