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<p n="149"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo118">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n149-1">Edward Higgs</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo119">Back Lane</rs>
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St George<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo120">Middlesex</rs>
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<del>Oath</del>
Broker and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n149-2">Lewis Evans</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15098_occ47">Sarvants</rs>
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taken this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15098_date26">23rd day of March 1787</rs>
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<p n="150">Who being on Oath says on Wednesday last between the Hours of Five and Six<lb></lb>
in the Afternoon he saw the person present<del>taken</del>
who says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n150-1">John Young</rs>
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<lb></lb>
lurking about his House who at first he did not suspect. That on hearing a Noice<lb></lb>
as if some Copper was drawing along the stones he looked and saw the said John<lb></lb>
Young running away with the Copper produced which is<del>the</del>
the property of this Informant<lb></lb>
and of the Value of Ten Shillings Says he pursued and took him with the said<lb></lb>
Copper <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n150-2">Lewis Evans</rs>
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on his Oath Says he saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n150-3">John Young</rs>
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take the<lb></lb>
said Copper from the front of his said Masters house and run away with the same<lb></lb>
and likewise his said Master pursue and take him</p>
<p n="151">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before us</p>
<p n="152"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n152-1">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n152-2">Peter Greene</rs>
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<p n="153">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n153-1">Edward<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Higgs</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n153-2">Lewis Evans</rs>
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<p n="154">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n154-1">John Young</rs>
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says he was in Liquor fell over the said Copper and picked it up on purpose<lb></lb>
to put it out of the way and that the did not go away with the said Copper</p>
<p n="155">Taken signed and declared to be the South<lb></lb>
The day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before us</p>
<p n="156"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n156-1">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n156-2">Peter Greene</rs>
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<p n="157">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n157-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Young</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="158">Higgs bound in £80 for self and Senr.</p>
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