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<p n="2353"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1528">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2353-1">William Davis</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1529">High Street</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Parish of Saint Paul Shudwell in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ467">Grocer</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2353-2">John Edwards</rs>
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of the same Place Salesman Taken before me<lb></lb>
one of his Majesty <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ468">Justice of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the said<lb></lb>
County.</p>
<p n="2354">Who being on their Oath Severally Say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2354-1">William Davis</rs>
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for himself saith that between two and three O'Clock in the Afternoon of<lb></lb>
Saturday last he saw the two persons present who Say there names are <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2354-2">William<lb></lb>
Simpson</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2354-3">Robert Steward</rs>
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Opposite the door of Informant Edwards House<lb></lb>
looking at a pair of Books which Steward them had in his hand who walked<lb></lb>
away towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1530">Wellclose Square</rs>
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with the Boots in his hund, Saith that he<lb></lb>
saw Simpson go to the Corner of Union Street and looked round to see if any<lb></lb>
body was in the way and then walked on as far as Mrs Barrows or<lb></lb>
the Paviers Arms Crossed the way to the Appointe Sute and having walked or<lb></lb>
little way on that Side again went over to the Corner of union Street near<lb></lb>
Informant Edwards<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Window looked about him some little times and then took<lb></lb>
the Pari of Black Sattin Breeches now produced from Off a nail on which they were hung<obscured></obscured>
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on the Autoside of Informant Edwards Shep and went away with them along<lb></lb>
as far as Mr Hardys Shop when Informant followed him Secured him<lb></lb>
and Breeches and delivered him into the Custody of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2354-4">James Naish</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
Constable to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1531">Saint Paul Shudwell</rs>
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, by whom he was taken the Public Office<lb></lb>
ShadwellAnd this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2354-5">John Edward</rs>
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for himself Saith<lb></lb>
that about Twenty Minutes before the time Mentioned in the Information of<lb></lb>
Informant Davis two persons came into his Shop (One of whom he is certain<lb></lb>
is the prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2354-6">William Simpson</rs>
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) under pretence of Buying a Checque Shirt but<lb></lb>
not agreement for Price they both ment away Saith that at the time mentioned<lb></lb>
in Davis Infomant he Informant Davis) brought Simpson into his<lb></lb>
Shop together with the pair of Breeches now produced which he possitively declares<lb></lb>
are his properly and are of the value of Six Shillings</p>
<p n="2355">taken and Sworn this 20th.<lb></lb>
day of October 1789 before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2355-1">William Davis</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2355-2">John Edward</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2355-3">Peter Green</rs>
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<p n="2356">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2356-1">William Simpson</rs>
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being asked by me what he has to say in his defonce<lb></lb>
says ne cannot say any thing</p>
<p n="2357">Taken and declared to be the Truth<lb></lb>
but refused to Sign his Consession the<lb></lb>
day and Year above Written before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2357-1">Peter Green</rs>
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