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The Information of Edward Pyott Westlake<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ105">Servant</rs>
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to Chessrs. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n248-1">James Bennett</rs>
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& Company<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo238">Fenchurch Street</rs>
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London Taken this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15093_date36">28th<lb></lb>
Day of April 1782</rs>
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<p n="249">Saith that having issued some Tea out of the Warehouse of<lb></lb>
Messrs. Bennett & Company in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo239">Fenchurch Street</rs>
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aforesaid<lb></lb>
on Friday night last the 19th Instant which upon Searching<lb></lb>
the Warehouse was found in a small Bag concealed under Some Paper and<lb></lb>
Exactly Corresponded in Quality and weight with what was<lb></lb>
missed that Suspecting it had been Stolen and Concealed there<lb></lb>
by Some of the Porters for the purpose of taking it away<lb></lb>
Informant was therefore induced Early in the Morning of<lb></lb>
Saturday before any of the Porter came into the Warehouse to<lb></lb>
watch if they wod take it away that Soon after Informant<lb></lb>
had Placed himself in an <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo240">Hogshead</rs>
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where he had an<lb></lb>
Opportunity of observing every thing that passed in the Warehouse<lb></lb>
without being<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n249-1">Edward Burn</rs>
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in and instantly went<lb></lb>
to the place where the Tea was concealed and took it and<lb></lb>
Went up Stairs with it that Informant pursued him up<lb></lb>
two pair of Stairs where he overtook him, who upon<del>King</del>
<lb></lb>
Informants Calling to him and before he was charged with the theft<lb></lb>
instantly threw it down, and Said that Informant had<lb></lb>
not found it upon him, That the Tea Produced is identially<lb></lb>
the Same that was concealed in the Warehouse and taken<lb></lb>
by the Prisoner in manner aforesaid and this Informant<lb></lb>
verily believes to be the property of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
his said Master</p>
<p n="250">Taken and Sworn the Day<lb></lb>
and year first above written<lb></lb>
Before me}</p>
<p n="251"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n251-1">Wm Plomer</rs>
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Mayor</p>
<p n="252">Edward Pyott Westlake</p>
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