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The King<lb></lb>
agst<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n604-1">James Bird</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n604-2">Chas. Young</rs>
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For Felony</p>
<p n="605"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n605-1">William Hobbs</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo547">Artichoke Lane</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo548">Parish of St. George</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo549">Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ252">Waterman</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ253">officer of the Customs</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n605-2">Thomas Sl</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo550">Southwark</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo551">Surry</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ254">Waterman</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n605-3">Philip M</rs>
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place Waterman and officers of the Customs severally make Oath and First the sa<obscured></obscured>
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for himself saith that between the Hours of one and two<obscured></obscured>
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twenty Fifth day of July last as he this Deponent and one<obscured></obscured>
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were in a Boat on the River Thomas on their Duty He this D<obscured></obscured>
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a Boat with three Persons in it passing by a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ255">Tier</rs>
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of Ships nearly op<obscured></obscured>
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the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo552">Custom House</rs>
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That he this Deponent immediately rowed after a<obscured></obscured>
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followed the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
said Boat till it stopt at or near a Barge on the<obscured></obscured>
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Opposite side of the River where he this Deponent endeavoured to get<obscured></obscured>
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of the said Boat and then saw a Large Case therein That one of<obscured></obscured>
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Persons called out to this Deponent and threatened to shoot him<obscured></obscured>
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being able to hold the said Boat it Drifted off and went through London<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo553">Bridge</rs>
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and this Deponent and the said Warner also followed and again<lb></lb>
came up with the said Boat and the said three Men, the said Large Case thereon<lb></lb>
at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo554">Bankside</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo555">Southwark</rs>
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in the said County of Surry where one of the said<lb></lb>
Persons whom he then knew to be the abovenamed <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n605-4">James Bird</rs>
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called<lb></lb>
to this Deponent and said to this Deponent " Will Hobs keep your Boat<obscured></obscured>
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" Off do not come along side if You do well Fire into You " and thereupon<obscured></obscured>
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the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n605-5">James Bird</rs>
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called to this Deponent and said Damn You take<obscured></obscured>
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and immediately a Pistol was fired by one of the three Persons in the<obscured></obscured>
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Boat That the sd Boat was then Rowed away through Black Tryers Bridge to a Place<lb></lb>
called the Old Barge House or Bull Hairs on the Surry side of the River<lb></lb>
where he this Deponent and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n605-6">William Warner</rs>
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Followed and a<obscured></obscured>
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he this Deponent came near he again heard one or two Pistols Fired<lb></lb>
and upon coming nearer saw the said Large case in the Water and for<obscured></obscured>
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That the abovenamed <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n605-7">Thomas Sloat</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n605-8">George Sloat</rs>
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and others had also<lb></lb>
in Pursuit of the said Boat with the said Three Men one of whom w<obscured></obscured>
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the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n605-9">James Bird</rs>
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and that they had thrown the said Large Case<lb></lb>
Over Board and this Deponent Further saith that he and the said<obscured></obscured>
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Deponents and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n605-10">George Sloat</rs>
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then endeavoured last the<obscured></obscured>
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Large Case into a Boat but could not and therefore they drewle near,<obscured></obscured>
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by Cuppers Bridge on the said Surry side of the River where they unpack<obscured></obscured>
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in the Water and Found thereon Three or Four Dozen of Quadrants and others<lb></lb>
Mathematical Instruments pat of which he took into his Boat and they<lb></lb>
proceeded down the River till he come near to the Place where he first<lb></lb>
saw the said Boat and upon going<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
on Board a Vessell commanded by<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ256">Captn</rs>
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. Johnson in the Ostend Trade lying at Yanmouth Chain opposi<obscured></obscured>
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to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo556">Custom House</rs>
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and calling up the Mate and other People on<obscured></obscured>
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they found the Locks<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the Hatches of the said Ship had been<obscured></obscured>
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and broke open and that the said Large Case and the said Quadro<obscured></obscured>
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therein had been taken and carried away from and not of the said<obscured></obscured>
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some time in the Night And this Deponent Thomas Sloat</p>
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