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<p n="202"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo157">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n202-1">William Cornwell</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo158">King David Fort </rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo159">Parish of Saint George Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ64">Cowkeeper</rs>
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Taken this 30th. day<lb></lb>
of december 1788 before me One of his Majestys Justices of the peace in<lb></lb>
and for the said County.</p>
<p n="203"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n203-1">William Cornwell</rs>
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on his Oath saith that night one Sucking Pig of<lb></lb>
the Value of Three Shilling was taken and carryed away out of his<lb></lb>
inclosed Yard and another Sucking pig of the same value both his<lb></lb>
property about half past nine last night he found stuck in the Stye<lb></lb>
says he found<del>had been opened and Street to and</del>
the Door of his Yard<lb></lb>
had been opened and Shut toThat looking about the Yard he saw<lb></lb>
the person present who says his name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n203-2">Robert Ward</rs>
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<del>jump</del>
run out<lb></lb>
of the said Stye and endeavoured to escape and that he has not<lb></lb>
a Doubt of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n203-3">Robert Ward</rs>
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having taken the said Pig and<lb></lb>
stabbed the other</p>
<p n="204">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date39">30 Decr 1788</rs>
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<p n="205">Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n205-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="206"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n206-1">Wm. Cornwell</rs>
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<p n="207"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n207-1">Robert Ward</rs>
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saith he Yesterday went to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo160">Mile End</rs>
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to see Friend where he<lb></lb>
got drunk and in coming home he found Mr. Cornwells gater open he went in<lb></lb>
to lay down<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
saw Two Man in the Yard who he did not take any notice of<lb></lb>
nor they of himThat Mr. Cornwell disturbed him soon after that his<lb></lb>
running away was fearing the Dogs one of which seized him by the<lb></lb>
Elbow the other by his coatThat the Blood on his Stockings and breeches<lb></lb>
he might have got by laying down in the stye. That he did not stick the<lb></lb>
one Pig nor did he take the other Pig away</p>
<p n="208">Taken Signed and declared to be the Truth<lb></lb>
This <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date40">30th of Decr 1788</rs>
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Before me</p>
<p n="209"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n209-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="210">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n210-1">Robert<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Ward</rs>
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Mark</p>
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