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<p n="26">The King<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n26-1">William Watson</rs>
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</p>
<p n="27"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n27-1">Thomas Perkins</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo17">Clements Inn</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo18">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ12">Gentleman</rs>
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maketh Oath that he this Deponent hath been credibly<lb></lb>
informed & verily beleives that the above named Deft. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n27-2">William Watson</rs>
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(mentioned in the annexed Warrant under the Hand of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n27-3">Girton Peake</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and Indorsed by <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ14">the Right Honourable</rs>
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the Lord Mayor of London)<lb></lb>
& whose name is also mentioned in the two severall Letters of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n27-85">Thomas<lb></lb>
Cecill</rs>
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hereunto annexed and the<obscured></obscured>
of the information hereunto also<lb></lb>
annexed is now a Prisoner in Custody of the Keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo19">Newgate</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
Felony and Saith That he hath this Day seem the said William<lb></lb>
Watson in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo20">Newgate</rs>
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and that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n27-5">William Watson</rs>
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in all respects<lb></lb>
Answers to the Description given of him in the Letter of the Twenty third<lb></lb>
Day of Decd. last hereto annexed and<del>owned to</del>
this Deponent saith ye said Watson owned to this Deponent that he was born at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo21">Burton<lb></lb>
upon Trent</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo22">Staffordshire</rs>
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and that he lived about two years agoe<lb></lb>
wth. he Moore of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo23">Birmingham</rs>
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And this Dept. further Saith That he<lb></lb>
is very well acquainted with the Hand writeing of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n27-42">Thomas<lb></lb>
Cecill who</rs>
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is an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ15">Attorney</rs>
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of Great Eminence in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo24">Birmingham</rs>
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aforesaid<lb></lb>
and saith that both the said Letters hereto annexed are of his the said<lb></lb>
Thomas Cecills own Hand writeing as this Dept. verily beleives</p>
<p n="28"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n28-1">Tho Perkins</rs>
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</p>
<p n="29">Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo25">Justice Hall</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo26">Old Baily</rs>
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Wednesday<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15061_date6">17th July 1749</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="30">By the Court Etc</p>
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