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<p n="159"> <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date27">8 Jany 1788</rs>
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<p n="160"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n160-10">Phillip Lay</rs>
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says he is a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ57">Farrier</rs>
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lives in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo124">Back Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo125">St. George<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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adjoining to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo126">Sun Tavern Fields Shadwell </rs>
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and that between<lb></lb>
the hours of Six and Seven last Night as he was at Mr. Bishop a public<lb></lb>
near<del>That</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n160-1">Joseph Williams</rs>
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asked him if he wanted to buy Two Barr of<lb></lb>
IronSays he went to Williams Stables in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo127">lower Shadwell</rs>
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where was<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n160-2">Joseph William</rs>
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who said the Iron was not there it was in the<lb></lb>
Street when <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n160-9">Cuthbert Rutledge</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n160-4">John Freeman</rs>
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brought Two Barr<lb></lb>
of Iron from Atharf late Shepherd near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo128">Cole Stain Shadwell</rs>
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in the presence<lb></lb>
of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n160-5">Joseph Williams</rs>
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and put them up at the side of a house when<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n160-6">Joseph Williams</rs>
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bed him take the said Barrs away that he and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n160-7">John<lb></lb>
Freeman</rs>
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carried the said Two Barrs of Iron up to his house Williams<lb></lb>
and Rutledge accompanying theirthat he cut said Barrs a sunder<lb></lb>
weighing by Steel Yard (with the help of Rutledge) above fifty pound weight<lb></lb>
and that he paid the sum of Seven Shillings to the said Rutledge for the same<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n160-8">John Freeman</rs>
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being present at the paying for the said Two Barrs And that<lb></lb>
The Four pieces of Iron produced are parts of the said Two Bars of Iron<lb></lb>
which he received and paid for last night as aforesaid</p>
<p n="161"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n161-1">Phillip Lay</rs>
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<p n="162">Taken Signed and declared to be the truth<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date28">8th day of Jany 1789</rs>
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Before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n162-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="163"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n163-1">Joseph Williams</rs>
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says last Night between the hours of Six and Seven<lb></lb>
as he was at Mr. Bishops drinking a pint of beer <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n163-6">Cuthbert Rutledge </rs>
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came<lb></lb>
in and asked him if he would buy a Couple of Barrs of Iron which lay upon<lb></lb>
the Ice and if he would give him the Key of the Stables to put them in That<lb></lb>
he answered he did not want any such thingThat he told Rutledge there was a Blacksmith<lb></lb>
by him who might want it to Shoe his horsesSays <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n163-7">Phillip Lay</rs>
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and Rutledge<lb></lb>
went out and spoke togetherLay returned Rutledge did not That when<lb></lb>
he had drinks to his Beer he told Lay he was going to the Stable and went Says<lb></lb>
soon after Lay came and asked him if he had seen Rutledge That he told<lb></lb>
him not that he might find him about <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo129">Cole Stairs</rs>
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where he plyedSays Lay left<lb></lb>
him and soon after on going from his Stable homehe saw Lay come out<lb></lb>
the Yard late Shepherd with a Bar of Iron which he pitched up again a house<lb></lb>
saying to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n163-3">John Freeman</rs>
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bring the other Barr I think I could carry them both<lb></lb>
that Lay carried both barr a Little way being tired he gave me to Freeman<lb></lb>
to carrythat he went cross the Field to the house of Bishop where Rutledge<lb></lb>
soon came saying he had seen the weight of The two Barr of Iron; And that himself Saw the<lb></lb>
said Phillip Lay pay <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n163-8">Cuthbert Rutledge</rs>
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in the presence of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n163-5">John Freeman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who sat close by him the sum of Six Shillings for the Two Barrs of Iron<lb></lb>
which was instantly divided and said Rutledge gave said Freeman Three<lb></lb>
Shillings as his Share viz a half Crown piece and a Six penny and says that<lb></lb>
he had not any Interest whatever in the Concern <figure rend="mark"></figure>
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<p n="164">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The 8th. day<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Before me}</p>
<p n="165"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n165-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="166"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n166-1">Joseph Williams</rs>
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