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<p n="415"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n415-1">Thomas Lewis</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo436">Ludgate Street</rs>
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, London, Hardwareman, Who being on<lb></lb>
Oath saith, that on Friday last about one o' Clock<lb></lb>
the Prisoner now under Examination, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n415-2">William McNamara</rs>
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came into his Shop, and asked to see some Buckles<lb></lb>
Informant having been busy with some Customers,<lb></lb>
his Counter was partly covered with Goods, and<lb></lb>
amongst other things, there were several Pairs of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n415-3">Stone Buckles</rs>
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the Prisoner complained, that<lb></lb>
the Buckles looked rather dull, and thereupon<lb></lb>
Informant turned round to get a Brush to clean<lb></lb>
them, and as he was turning round, he observed the<lb></lb>
Prisoner put his left hand in his left hand<lb></lb>
Waistcoat Pocket Informant being then<lb></lb>
satisfied the Prisoner had taken Something off<lb></lb>
the Counter, and put it in his Pocket, very<lb></lb>
narrowly watched him the Prisoner bargained<lb></lb>
For some buckles, and being pressed so to do,<lb></lb>
he left a Shilling earnest, the Prisoner then<lb></lb>
went out of the Shop, and walked towards Saint<lb></lb>
Pauls Church Yard Informant Followed the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15094_occ204">Prisoner</rs>
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, and observed him to take something out<lb></lb>
of his left hand Waistcoat Buckes the Prisoner turned up Ivey<lb></lb>
Lane, and there took something, out of his left<lb></lb>
hand Waistcoat Pocket and looked at something<lb></lb>
he went Forward to Newgate, and Informant<lb></lb>
Followed him Informant told the Maid or to<lb></lb>
the Centinels and Turnkey, who advised his being<lb></lb>
stopt When the Prisoner came back into the<lb></lb>
<del>Lodge</del>
Passage, Informant said, he wanted to<lb></lb>
speak with him Prisoner and Informant<lb></lb>
withdrew into the Lodge, and the Former delivered<lb></lb>
the Pair of stone Knew buckles now produced,<lb></lb>
to Informant, who said, he knew he (the Prisoner)<lb></lb>
had been doing some thing the Prisoner answered<lb></lb>
it was too true Says the buckles now produced<lb></lb>
are his Property, and of the Value of twenty<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo437">Shillings</rs>
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<p n="416">Taken and sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo438">Guildhall</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15094_date77">14th August 1783</rs>
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before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n416-1">John Hart</rs>
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<p n="417"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n417-1">Thos Lewis</rs>
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