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<p n="110">Who being on their Oaths severally say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n110-1">John Weldon</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith that on the 23d or 24th. of May last there was Stole from his<lb></lb>
Masters Barge No. 712 then <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo86">lying on the River Thames</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo87">City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Two Tarpawlins his masters property<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
which sd. Tarpawlins<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
hath been found by nest <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n110-2">Dennis Cranny</rs>
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and brought to the<lb></lb>
Virginia Planter opposite the Public office Shadwell where he this Informant<lb></lb>
has seen them (in the presence of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n110-3">Peter Greene</rs>
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Esqr.) upon the prisoner now<lb></lb>
present who says his name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n110-4">Richard Wiggins</rs>
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on the 29th. of May last</p>
<p n="111"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n111-1">John Weldon</rs>
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</p>
<p n="112">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n112-1">Dennis Cranay</rs>
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for himself saith that on the 29th. of May<lb></lb>
last he received Informant of Two Tarpawlins suspected to be stole to be<lb></lb>
on Board the Sand Barge called the <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n112-2">Mary Ann</rs>
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that he Boarded the said<lb></lb>
Barge off <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo88">Blackwall</rs>
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in the sd. County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo89">Middx</rs>
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and found therein the two<lb></lb>
Tarpawlins now produced in the possession of the prisoner now present,<lb></lb>
That Informant<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
heard <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n112-3">Wm. Elbey</rs>
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ask the prisoner how he came by sd. Tarpawlins answered<lb></lb>
they belonged to the Barge and was his masters property and was for the<lb></lb>
use of covering of Corn and this Informant lastly saith that he secured<lb></lb>
the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n112-4">Richard Wiggins</rs>
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and brought him for Examination at the public<lb></lb>
office aforesaid</p>
<p n="113">Taken and Sworn at the public<lb></lb>
office aforesaid the day and year<lb></lb>
first above written before me}</p>
<p n="114"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n114-1">Peter Greene</rs>
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</p>
<p n="115"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n115-1">Dennis Cranny</rs>
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</p>
<p n="116"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n116-1">Richard Wiggins</rs>
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on his Defence says he knows nothing at all about the Two<lb></lb>
Tarpawlins now produced nor did not know of them being in his Barge before they were<lb></lb>
pulled out of the Foresheet of the sd. Barge by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n116-2">Dennis Cranny</rs>
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</p>
<p n="117">Taken and Signed the day and<lb></lb>
year first above written before me}</p>
<p n="118"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n118-1">Peter Greene</rs>
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</p>
<p n="119">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n119-1">Richard<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Wiggins</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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