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<p n="782"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo471">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit}</note>
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The Information of Andrew William Lodger at<lb></lb>
Harry Smiths No 5 Meeting house Court Farmer Street<lb></lb>
Shadwell in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ147">Laborer</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n782-1">Benjamin Westbrook</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo472">Wapping Wall<lb></lb>
Shadwell</rs>
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aforesaid Victualler. Taken this fifteenth day of June<lb></lb>
1789 before me one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ148">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
and for the said County.</p>
<p n="783">Who being on their Oaths severally say and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n783-1">Andrew Williamson</rs>
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for himself Saith that about Eight O Clock in the<lb></lb>
Forenoon of Saturday last he was in the Tap Room of Informant<lb></lb>
Westbrooks House at which time the prisoner now present who calls<lb></lb>
himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n783-2">John Timmings</rs>
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came in and called for a Pint of Beer<lb></lb>
which the Boy belonging to Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n783-3">Westbrook drew</rs>
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and delivered<lb></lb>
to him, Saith that in about half an hour after the Same Boy came<lb></lb>
to Informant and told him he thought said Timmings had something<lb></lb>
about him which did not belong to him. whereupon Informant watched<lb></lb>
him and Observing him go to the necessary followed him there and<lb></lb>
upon searching him found the pint pot now produced in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo473">Breeches</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and the Quart pot produced he saw the said Timmings take out of<lb></lb>
his Jacket Pocket and attempted to throw down the necessary but<lb></lb>
was prevented from sodoing by Informant who secured him and<lb></lb>
the Pots abovementionedAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n783-4">Benjamin Westbrook</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for himself Saith that the Quart and Pint pot abovementioned and<lb></lb>
now produced are his property and are of the value of Two Shillings and that he Suspects the same were<lb></lb>
Stolen by said Timmings as he has lately lost a great many wts<lb></lb>
and has frequently Seen the said Timmings at his house</p>
<p n="784">Taken and Sworn the day and<lb></lb>
Year first above written before me}</p>
<p n="785"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n785-1">Andrew Willimson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n785-2">Benjn Westbrook</rs>
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<p n="786"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n786-1">Peter Greene</rs>
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<p n="787">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n787-1">John Timmings</rs>
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being asked what he had to say in<lb></lb>
his Defence declares he found the<del>same</del>
Pots in the Necessary of Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n787-2">Westbrookes House</rs>
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but that he never meddle'd with them and that<lb></lb>
he worked for Mr Surker of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo474">Limehouse</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ149">Brewer</rs>
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about two years ago</p>
<p n="788">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n788-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Timmings</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="789">Taken Signed and declared to be the<lb></lb>
Truth this 15th. day of June 1789 before<lb></lb>
me}</p>
<p n="790"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n790-1">Peter Greene</rs>
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