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<p n="866"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo895">Westminster</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n866-1">James Priest</rs>
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of No. 382<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo896">the Strand</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ364">Cutler</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n866-2">James Woodland</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
Greens Walk <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo897">Westminster</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n866-4">Cutler Henry</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Airtrop Servant to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n866-5">Joseph Smith</rs>
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of No. 10<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo898">Saint Martins</rs>
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Lane Ivory Turner, and<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n866-6">Joseph Smith</rs>
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, taken before me<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15097_date128">18th. day of May 1786</rs>
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<p n="867">Who being upon oath say, and first the said James<lb></lb>
Priest says that he is in Partnership with <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n867-1">nathaniel Gardener</rs>
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now present<lb></lb>
that they are Catlers at No. 382 in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo899">the Strand</rs>
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that William<lb></lb>
Pearce now present hath worked for him and his Partner for<lb></lb>
several Months partthat the five pieces of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo900">Ivory</rs>
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now produced<lb></lb>
by <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n867-2">Joseph Smith</rs>
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he is very sure are the property of himself and<lb></lb>
Partner, and that they were stolen in their Shop on Tuesday<lb></lb>
or Wednesday lastthe said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n867-3">James Woodland</rs>
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saith that he is<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ365">Journeyman</rs>
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to said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n867-4">James Priest</rs>
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and Partnerthat the two<lb></lb>
pieces of the Ivory now produced are their property and that they<lb></lb>
were Stolen on Monday and Tuesday lastthe said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n867-5">Henry Aistrop</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that he is Servant to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n867-6">Joseph Smith</rs>
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at No. 10 Saint<lb></lb>
Martins Lane Ivory Turnerthat the large piece of Ivory now<lb></lb>
produced was brought to his said Masters Shop by the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n867-7">William Pearce</rs>
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on Tuesday last and Sold by him to this Informant<lb></lb>
for fifteen pencethe said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n867-8">Joseph Smith</rs>
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says that the Four pieces<lb></lb>
of Ivory were brought to his Shop yesterday by the said William<lb></lb>
Pearce<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
who offered to fill them for fifteen pence<lb></lb>
when he caused him to be secured</p>
<p n="868">Sworn before one this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15097_date129">18th. day of May 1786</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
N Bond</p>
<p n="869"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n869-1">James Preist</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n869-2">James Woodland</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n869-3">Henry Aistrop</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n869-4">Joseph<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Smith</rs>
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