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The Information of
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Levi Jacobs
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before me this
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17th. day of Janry. 1771
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Who being upon Oath says that he knows one
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John Cannon
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John Sidy
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William Sidy
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and
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George Burch
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who are all common Thieves and House
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breakers, that on Monday Morning last he was called up into the Room of the Said
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John Sidy
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in Sea Coal Lane
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Fleet Market
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where he found the said
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John Sidy
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the Said
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John Cannon
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the Said
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William Sidy
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and the Said John Sidy's Wife,
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that the said persons last mentioned shewed him a great Quantity of Silver Plate and
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Men's Wearing Apparel Viz. a Silver Kitchen three Silver Cups several Silver
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Spoons Silver Buttons Etc and two Hilts of Swords, and Suit of Velvet with a Border,
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a Suit of Pompadour with Silver Lace a blue Silk Waistcoat and other Apparel, Etc
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white Silk Waistcoat with Gold Lace, and desired this Informant to buy the Same,
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that this Informant not having Money sufficient to pay for the Said Goods the Said
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persons last mentioned desired him to take away part of the Said Goods at a Time
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& when he brought Money for such part he should have another part and so
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on till the whole was conveyed away that this Informant accordingly carried away
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the said Silver Plate at three different Parcels bringing the Money for each parcel when
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he went to fetch a Succeeding one, that he always found the Said four persons together in
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the Said Room except once when the Said
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William Sidy
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was absent, that he carried
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all the Silver Plate above mentioned to the house of one
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Lazarus Jacobs
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in Ball Court
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where it was received by
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Jacob Jacobs
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the Son of the Said Lazarus
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who gave this Informant the Money for each respective Parcel, that the Said Lazarus
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Jacobs was at home when this Informant carried One of the Said parcels of Silver plate
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and Saw this Informant, that the whole Quantity of Silver Plate so received by the
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Said Lazarus &
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Jacob Jacobs
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was 650 ounces & upwards for which the Said Jacob
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Jacobs paid this Informant at the Rate of 4s/10d P Ounce, that on Monday Evening
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last the said
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and one of the said Sidy's sold to this Informant the
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wearing Apparel and Pistols & Linen now produced at the Room in
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Seacoal Lane
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aforesaid for £20. that yesterday the Said John Sidy and his Wife shewed this
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Informant a Case containing nine Rings now produced and two Cases containing
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several Buckles; that several Months ago he this Informant bought a Silver Watch
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and a Metal Watch from the Said
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George Burch
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and one
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Thomas' Bird
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who
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has since been executed which Watches he this Informant believes were
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stolen and which Watches this Informant afterward sold to Some Jews
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