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Constable there on Duly whose Name this Informant<lb></lb>
doth not knowThis Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1921-1">Benjamin Watson</rs>
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south<lb></lb>
that about Eleven o'Clock at Night of the said Sixth of June being<lb></lb>
upon Duty in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1481">Devonshire Square</rs>
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Bishop Gate Street he stopped<lb></lb>
the Prisoner as a suspected Person and upon searching him found<lb></lb>
the Sword now Produced concealed under his<obscured></obscured>
which Prisoner<lb></lb>
on being asked say'd was given him at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1482">Old Bailey</rs>
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that<lb></lb>
Informant thereupon took the Prisoner to Bishop Gate Watch<lb></lb>
House<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and delivered him with<lb></lb>
said Sword into the Custody of the other Informant Walter Presser<lb></lb>
as Constable of the Night. This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1921-2">Walter Prosser</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith that he was upon Duty at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1483">Bishop Gate Watch House</rs>
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<lb></lb>
at the time the Prisoner was brought in by the above Informant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1921-3">Benjamin Watson</rs>
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and that he this Informant askt the Prisoner<lb></lb>
where he had the Sword so found upon him as aforesaid and that<lb></lb>
he replies it was given him by a Stranger at New Gate that<lb></lb>
Night and this Informant further saith that she Sword now<lb></lb>
Produced is the same that was found upon the Prisoner and has been<lb></lb>
in this Informants Custody over since<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
it was delivered to him by the said other Informant Benjamin<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1921-4">Watson as</rs>
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aforesaid</p>
<p n="1922">Taken and Sworn the Day and year<lb></lb>
first above Written before me}</p>
<p n="1923">B Kennett<lb></lb>
Mayor</p>
<p n="1924"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1924-1">Willm. Jack</rs>
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<p n="1925">The mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1925-1">Benjamin Watson</rs>
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<p n="1926"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1926-1">Walter Prosser</rs>
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