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The joint and several Informations of Thomas
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Goldsmith
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Thomas Gates
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one
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of the Marshall of this City Who being on Oath
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Severally say And First the said
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Thomas Swingburn
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for himself saith, that
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Daniel Reynolds
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the Prisoner
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now under Examination was a weekly Servant to Informant's
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Mother
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Elizabeth Swingburn
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, and about Five Weeks
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ago, he quitted the Service without any Notice and did
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not returnSays, that a silver pint Mug was missed
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the day Reynolds went away, and he not returning,
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Informant had a Suspicion of himSays that on
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looking at the bobbin of Silk now produced, he is
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satisfied, the same is the Property of his Mothers and
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was Feloniously taken away by the said Daniel
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Reynolds
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Says that he was present, when the
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Apartments of
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, the Prisoner now
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under Examination was searched, and he saw the
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bobbin of Silk was produced, taken out of Samuel's
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Apartment
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And the said
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William Abdy
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Thomas Gates
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for themselves severally say that
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they went to the Apartment of Samuel in Gravel
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Lane, and took the bobbin, of Silk thereoutthe
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Thomas Gates
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saith, that before he went to
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Samuel's Apartment,
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William Cooper
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, the Evidence
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admitted for the Crown, described the bobbin, and
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Colour of the Silk, and also informed him of the
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two old rusty Swords and the Pistol now produced
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being in Samuel's ApartmentInformant Gates
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apprehended Samuel, who asserted his Innocence,
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Taken and Sworn at
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Guildhall
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London the
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6th day of March
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1782
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Thos. Wright
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Willm. Abey
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