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<p n="239"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Londonss</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information & Examination of<lb></lb>
<del>Thomas</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n239-1">Samuel Curtis</rs>
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taken this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15042_date19">Twenty first<lb></lb>
day of May 1731</rs>
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o.</p>
<p n="240">This Examinant on his Informacon on Oath<lb></lb>
Saith That on Tuesday Night last being the 18th.<lb></lb>
of this Instant May as this Examinant was<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
comeing to London from his Fathers & Mothers<lb></lb>
House at Walden in Sussex one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n240-1">Andrew Ferguson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Overtook this Examinant upon the Road between<lb></lb>
Nuttle and Witchcross the said Ferguson being<lb></lb>
then mounted upon a black Horse or Maze with<lb></lb>
a Starr in the fore head and the said Ferguson<lb></lb>
said to this Examinant take up that Horse or<lb></lb>
Mare whatsoever it is, and let us ride to<lb></lb>
London together. And this Examinant further<lb></lb>
Saith That the said Ferguson tent this Examinant<lb></lb>
a Bridle and got off his Horse or Mare and<lb></lb>
helped this Examinant<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
to Catch a Dark brown<lb></lb>
Mare with a bald Face, which they accordingly<lb></lb>
did and this Examinant Mounted the same &<lb></lb>
rode together With the said Ferguson<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
from Ashdown Forrest where they Stole the said<lb></lb>
Mare to East Grinstead in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15042_geo180">County of Sussex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
but the said Mare not being able to keep pace<lb></lb>
with the said Ferguson Horse he the said<lb></lb>
Ferguson rode away from this Examinant And<lb></lb>
this Examinant further Saith That on Wednesday<lb></lb>
the 19th. day of this Instant May he this Examination<lb></lb>
did Sell the said Mare to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n240-6">Jeremiah Booth</rs>
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at the<lb></lb>
Sign of the Half moon at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15042_geo181">Broad Green near Croydon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and took half a Crown as Earnest</p>
<p n="241">Capt. & Jurat. die & Anno<lb></lb>
Supradict. Coram me</p>
<p n="242"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n242-1">Richd: Brocas</rs>
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<p n="243">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n243-1">Samuel Curtis</rs>
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