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<p n="200"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo153">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of Elizabeth Wife of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n200-2">Benjamin Gittos</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo154">Red Lyon Street Holborn</rs>
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Broker and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n200-3">John Marcroft</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo155">Princes Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Lambeth Tallow Chandler Taken the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15097_date26">12th. day of<lb></lb>
January 1786</rs>
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<p n="201">Who upon their Oaths severally say and first his Informant<lb></lb>
Elizabeth Gittos for herself Saith That about The hour<lb></lb>
of 4. oClock this afternoon She saw a Table made of<lb></lb>
Mahogany upon a Maw head which The thought was her<lb></lb>
Husband Property and Inspecting the Person has stolen<lb></lb>
it She came down Stairs and Found that a Table had<lb></lb>
been Taken away She therefore sent her Daughter after<lb></lb>
the Man and the Table was Recorded and Brought back <lb></lb>
but She cannot Swear to the Indentity of the Maw <lb></lb>
Person who Stole the same</p>
<p n="202">And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n202-1">John Marcroft</rs>
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That at the<lb></lb>
<del>this</del>
time this Transaction happened he was setting in the<lb></lb>
front from of the Red Lyon and Ball Ale house opposite<lb></lb>
to Mr. Gittos House and saw a Man take the said<lb></lb>
Table from the door of his House and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Threw<lb></lb>
a Basket away and proceeded down the street towards Holborn reith the<lb></lb>
same That he followed and soon afterwards he saw<lb></lb>
Mrs. Gittos coming a long with the Table whom he<lb></lb>
informed That the said Man had Thrown down a<lb></lb>
Basket and immediately afterwards he saw the said<lb></lb>
Man Standing the corner of Grays some passage and he<lb></lb>
was soon afterward taken into Custody and when in<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ78">Custody</rs>
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he made meet Resistance and Endeavoured to<lb></lb>
Make his Escape and get away That he was then Seamed<lb></lb>
and taken before a Justice and says his Name is<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n202-2">Robert Duke</rs>
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<p n="203">Taken and Sworn the day<lb></lb>
and Year aforesaid before me}</p>
<p n="204">D Walker</p>
<p n="205"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n205-1">Elizth. Gittos</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Jno. Maurof</p>
<p n="206">Feb. Session<lb></lb>
For</p>
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