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<p n="580"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo430">Middlesex</rs>
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Commitments.</p>
<p n="581"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Burgl</note>
1 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n581-1">Robert Markham</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n581-2">Richard Court</rs>
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,}<lb></lb>
committed by D. Wilmot and J. Bosworth, Esqrs.<lb></lb>
on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n581-5">Henry Metcalfe</rs>
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, on suspicion of<lb></lb>
burglariously breaking and entering his dwelling house in Long-<lb></lb>
Alley, <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo431">Shoreditch</rs>
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, and stealing a keg in which was contained a quan-<lb></lb>
tity of shrub, 10 pounds of candles, a quantity of tobacco, several<lb></lb>
brass cocks, Etc. Dated May 20, 1777.</p>
<p n="582"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Burgl</note>
2 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n582-1">David Guess</rs>
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, committed by D. Wilmot and J. Bosworth, Esqrs. on oath<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n582-4">Elizabeth Pollard</rs>
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, on suspicon of burglariously breaking and enter-<lb></lb>
ing her dwelling house at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo432">Hoxton</rs>
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, and stealing a garnet stone ring set in<lb></lb>
gold, one silver table spoon, 4 tea spoons, a silver watch, Etc. and 5<lb></lb>
guineas, the property of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n582-6">Linsteed Reeves</rs>
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. Dated May 20, 1777.</p>
<p n="583"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <obscured></obscured>
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{ 3 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n583-1">Joseph Kendall</rs>
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, committed by J. Clarke, Esq; on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n583-2">John Hill</rs>
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, for<lb></lb>
feloniously taking and carrying away out of his ready furnished lodgings,<lb></lb>
situate in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo433">parish of St. George, Southwark</rs>
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, in the county of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo434">Surry</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
a pillows, Dated May 27, 1777.</p>
<p n="584">4 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n584-1">Elizabeth Jones</rs>
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, committed by J. Clarke, Esq; on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n584-2">John Hill</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
for feloniously taking away out of his ready furnished lodgings, in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo435">parish of St. George, Southwark</rs>
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, in the county of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo436">Surry</rs>
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, two pillows,<lb></lb>
his property. Dated May 27, 1777.</p>
<p n="585"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <obscured></obscured>
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5 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n585-1">William Davis</rs>
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, committed by <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ206">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n585-2">John Fielding</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ207">Knt</rs>
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. and S. Wright,<lb></lb>
Esq; on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n585-3">Ralph Knox</rs>
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and another, for feloniously assaulting him<lb></lb>
on the highway in the county of Surry, putting him in-fear, and feloni-<lb></lb>
ously taking from his person 2 guineas. Dated May 28, 1777.</p>
<p n="586">6 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n586-1">Thomas Cook</rs>
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, committed by Sir John Fielding, Knt. and S. Wright, Esq;<lb></lb>
on oath of William Fraser and another; for that having been, at the<lb></lb>
session of gaol delivery of Newgate holden for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo437">county of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
at Justice-Hall in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo438">Old Bailey</rs>
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on the 11th of September last, convicted<lb></lb>
of stealing a quantity of silk, the goods of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n586-3">Ephraim Ward</rs>
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, and ordered<lb></lb>
and adjudged to be kept to hard labour for the term of 3 years in raising<lb></lb>
sand, soil and gravel from, and cleansing the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo439">river Thames</rs>
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, Etc. in pur-<lb></lb>
suance of the statute; did escape from the persons having the lawful<lb></lb>
custody of him before the expiration of the term for which he was so<lb></lb>
ordered to hard labour Dated May 28, 1777.</p>
<p n="587">7 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n587-1">Margaret Connolly</rs>
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, committed by J. Sherwood, Esq; on oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n587-2">Isabella<lb></lb>
Condon</rs>
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, for privately stealing from her in her dwelling-house a black<lb></lb>
camblet gown, 2 pair of shoes, 2 guineas and 4s. a pair of stays, Etc.<lb></lb>
the property of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n587-3">Thomas Condon</rs>
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. Dated May 29, 1777.</p>
<p n="588"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <obscured></obscured>
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8 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n588-1">George Steward</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n588-2">William Mitchell</rs>
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, other-<lb></lb>
wise <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n588-271">Vandeport</rs>
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,}<lb></lb>
committed by J. Sherwood, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ208">Esq</rs>
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; on oath of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n588-3">John Scott</rs>
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, for feloniously breaking and enter-<lb></lb>
ing his dwelling-house in the day-time, with<lb></lb>
intent to steal therein. Dated May 30, 1777.</p>
<p n="589"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <obscured></obscured>
</note>
9 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n589-1">Joshua Crompton</rs>
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, committed by <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ209">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n589-2">John Fielding</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ210">Knt</rs>
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. on oath of <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n589-3">Ed-ward Thompson</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n589-4">Robert Wiltshire</rs>
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, and others, for feloniously uttering<lb></lb>
and publishing as true, in the county of Surry, knowing it to be falsely<lb></lb>
made, forged and counterfeited, a certain promissory note for payment of</p>
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