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<p n="163">The King<lb></lb>
agt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n163-1">William John Batchellor</rs>
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<p n="164"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n164-1">William Thomas Wood</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15077_geo122">Cliffords Inn</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15077_occ123">Gentleman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
maketh Oath that about the thirtieth of December last he went out<lb></lb>
of Town into the County and return again on the Eleventh of April<lb></lb>
during which time his Chamber in that Inn were Robbed and<lb></lb>
divers locks broke open and divers things of Value which this<lb></lb>
Deponent had left in his Chambers had been Stollen and carried away<lb></lb>
several of which he hath on strict enquiry discovered at se<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Pawn brokers, and saith from his enquirys he hath very great<lb></lb>
reason to suspect the abovenamed William John Batchellor<lb></lb>
to be concerned with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n164-3">John Sims</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n164-4">Elizabeth Sims</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
above Felony and with that both the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n164-5">John Sims</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n164-6">Elizabeth Sims</rs>
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are run away and absconded and this Deponent<lb></lb>
hath not been yet able to apprehend them although Warrant<lb></lb>
have been Issued against them and saith that he hath not been<lb></lb>
yet able to trace this Felony so far as to bring it house to the<lb></lb>
Defendant by sufficient legal Evidence although this Deponent<lb></lb>
is himself convinced by many circumstances that he was<lb></lb>
concerned with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n164-7">John Sims</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n164-8">Elizabeth Sims</rs>
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therein<lb></lb>
And saith that here<obscured></obscured>
ot safely Prosecute the said William<lb></lb>
John Batchellor at the Sessions for the same but hopes<lb></lb>
and believes he shall be able<obscured></obscured>
at the next Session<lb></lb>
and also that he verily believes he shall be able to Apprehends<lb></lb>
the said John and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n164-10">Elizabeth Sims</rs>
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before the said next Sessions</p>
<p n="165">Sworn at Justice Hall<lb></lb>
in ye old Baily the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15077_date49">15th. day<lb></lb>
of May 1766</rs>
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<p n="166">By the Court</p>
<p n="167"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n167-1">Wm Wood</rs>
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