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<p n="311"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Midd:ss</note>
<lb></lb>
The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n311-2">Leonard<lb></lb>
Reynolds</rs>
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taken upon oath before<lb></lb>
me <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n311-1">Richd. Gifford</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15042_occ136">Esqr</rs>
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one of His<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15042_occ137">Majestys Justices of ye Peace</rs>
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for ye<lb></lb>
County of Midd: ss this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15042_date25">17th day<lb></lb>
of May 1731</rs>
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<p n="312">Who Saith that he living mlld one Brice<lb></lb>
Norton a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15042_occ138">Brewer</rs>
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that lives at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15042_geo210">Woodford</rs>
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in ye County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15042_geo211">Essex</rs>
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there was Stolen from out of ye feild<lb></lb>
called Gales in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15042_geo212">Parish of Woodford</rs>
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on ye<lb></lb>
Thursday last being ye 15th day of July instant<lb></lb>
a red Cow with a little White upon ye Rum<lb></lb>
vallue three pounds five Shillings which<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
can was Sold in Smithfeild Market to one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n312-1">Richd. Heather</rs>
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& on Sunday morning upon ye<lb></lb>
Road near Bore he Saw a little boy driving<lb></lb>
ye Said Cow which Said Cow was his Master<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15042_geo213">Nortons Cow</rs>
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& this Informant Said what are<lb></lb>
you driving ye Cow home to<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
my Master<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<del>Master was one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n312-2">Richd. Heather</rs>
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& he Said<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
is your master<obscured></obscured>
</del>
& he Said yes which was<lb></lb>
from Richd: Heather at Mile Red to Mr. Nortons as<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15042_geo214">Woodford</rs>
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<p n="313">Jurat die at Anno<lb></lb>
Supradict coram</p>
<p n="314">R Gifford</p>
<p n="315"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n315-1">Leonard Reighnoldes</rs>
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<p n="316">The Informacon of Richd: Heather taken<lb></lb>
upon oath before me <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n316-1">Richd. Gifford</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15042_occ139">Esqr</rs>
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. ye<lb></lb>
day & date above</p>
<p n="317">Who Saith that on fryday last being ye 16th of July last<lb></lb>
he came to Smithfeild Market & about ye hours of eight<lb></lb>
of ye clock in ye morning he bought a red Cow with a<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15042_geo215">little white</rs>
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upon ye Rum from one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15042_n317-1">Robt. George</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<del> <obscured></obscured>
appears to be<obscured></obscured>
</del>
was formerly as George Says<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15042_occ140">Servant</rs>
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to Mr. Norton &<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
order'd one Floors a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15042_occ141">Butcher</rs>
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to Mack ye Said Cow for ye use of this<lb></lb>
Informant & then he asked from whence he brought<lb></lb>
ye Cow & he ye Said Robt. George told him from Layton<lb></lb>
Stone & then this Informant asked George who he was<lb></lb>
there & George Said he new one Clarke a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15042_occ142">Butcher</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
this Informant further Saith that he bought ye Said<lb></lb>
Cow from a man at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15042_geo216">Kingsington</rs>
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Gravell Pitts & ye<lb></lb>
Cow was to bigg for his keeping & George was to Bring</p>
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