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The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n99-1">John Bevan</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo87">Ratchiff Highway</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo88">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ47">Silkweaver</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n99-2">Richard<lb></lb>
Phaser</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo89">Fleet Market</rs>
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with <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo90">City of London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ48">Pawn broker</rs>
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Taken this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15093_date14">17th Nov 1781</rs>
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<p n="100">Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n100-1">John Bevan</rs>
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saith that on Wednesday the 14th Instant being<lb></lb>
at the Seven stars Public House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo91">Blue Anchor</rs>
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yard <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo92">Rosemary Lane</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo93">County of Middlesex</rs>
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about Eleven o'Clock at Night in Company<lb></lb>
with some of his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ49">Shipmates</rs>
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in the same Room with the Prisoner<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n100-2">Mary Mulley</rs>
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and two other Women that Informant took out his<lb></lb>
Watch to look what o'Clock it was and the Prisoner thereupon instantly<lb></lb>
snatched it out of his Hand and went out of the Room <del>that</del>
and returned<lb></lb>
afair in about six Minutes, when Informant asked her for his match<lb></lb>
and was told by the Prisoner the Mr<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Dick the Landford had<lb></lb>
taken it from he in the Necessary and soon afore went out of the House<lb></lb>
that Informant never said the Prisoner after until she was apprehended<lb></lb>
Yesterday in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo94">Black</rs>
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House Alley <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo95">Fleet Street</rs>
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<p n="101">Informant Richard Phares saith that the Prisoner came to<lb></lb>
his shop in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo96">Fleet Market</rs>
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in Company with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n101-1">Peter Murry</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
Thursday And and offered the Watch now Produced to him to be Pawned<lb></lb>
and upon being asked by Informant whose Property it was the answered<lb></lb>
that it was her Husbands upon which the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n101-2">Peter Murry</rs>
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said it<lb></lb>
was his and therefore very safe that Informant but thereon five Guineas<lb></lb>
which he gave to Murry <del>and</del>
who afterwards delivered the same to<lb></lb>
the Prisoner That the Duplicate was made out in the name of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n101-3">Peter Murry</rs>
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and given to him by Informant</p>
<p n="102">Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n102-1">John Bevan</rs>
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further saith that the Watch now<lb></lb>
Produced anderson to by said other Informant is his Property and<lb></lb>
one and the same that was taken from him at the time and in manner<lb></lb>
aforesaid</p>
<p n="103">Taken and Sworn the Day and Year<lb></lb>
first above Written before me}<lb></lb>
Wm. Plomer Mayor</p>
<p n="104">The mark of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n104-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Bevan</rs>
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<p n="105"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n105-1">Richd. Phares</rs>
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