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The joint and several Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-1">Anthony Harding</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-2">Henry Dye</rs>
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servants to Messrs Ashby and Osborne of Holborn Bridges in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo151">City of London</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-3">Thomas Ashby</rs>
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of the same Place<lb></lb>
Partner with <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-4">Joseph Osborne</rs>
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, taken before me <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-5">George Mackenzie</rs>
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Macaulay <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15098_occ62">Esquire</rs>
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, one of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15098_occ63">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for<lb></lb>
the said City, Who, being upon Oath, severally say, And First the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-8">Anthony Harding</rs>
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for himself saith that on Saturday last the Third<lb></lb>
day of this Month, the Prisoners now under Examination <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-9">Catherine Johnson</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-10">Ann Smith</rs>
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came into his said Master's Shop, between the Hours of<lb></lb>
eleven and twelve o'Clock in the Forenoon and asked to me some Muslins<lb></lb>
which were shewn them, but they did not buy any: they then asked for<lb></lb>
some Patches, which were also shewn them, but not agreeing as to the<lb></lb>
Price, they quitted the ShopSaith that suspecting the Prisoner Catherine<lb></lb>
Johnson had stolen something, he desired the other Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-12">Henry Dye</rs>
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to follow and bring both the Prisoners back, which he didsaith that on<lb></lb>
their returning to the Shop he saw the other Informant take from the<lb></lb>
Floor the two Pieces of Printed Callies now producedSaith the Prisoners<lb></lb>
were then taken into the Back Shop when One Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-13">Catherine Johnson</rs>
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begged they would let her go that they had got their Goods again and that she had never robbed them before:<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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Saith that he sent for a Constable ad Charged them both into Custody<lb></lb>
Saith that he verily believes the Prisoners both came into the said Shop with Inteal<lb></lb>
to Steal. And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-14">Henry Dye</rs>
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for himself saith that<lb></lb>
on being desired by the other Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n183-15">Anthony Harding</rs>
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to Follow the<lb></lb>
Prisoners and being them Boat, he did so and on their entering the Shop<lb></lb>
they were desired to walk backwardsSaith that when the Prisoner Johnson<lb></lb>
came to the Middle of the Shop, he observed her Hand in her Petticoats<lb></lb>
Saith that she went up to the Counter when a Number of Peices of Callies <lb></lb>
were laying and attempted to pull them on the FloorSaith that at that<lb></lb>
Instant he saw the two Peices of Callis now produced Fall from under the<lb></lb>
Petticoats of the Prisoner Johnson.<del>who fall on her King and begged to be<lb></lb>
let or, an it was the first Sums, and their Pacpoot was bacbond</del>
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That he immediately took them up, and Found them quite warm.</p>
<p n="184">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n184-1">Thomas Ashby</rs>
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for himself saith<lb></lb>
That he was from Home when the Fact as above was committed, which<lb></lb>
he was informed of when he came back, and the two Pieces of Callico<lb></lb>
so stolen as aforesaid were shewn to him which he know to be the<lb></lb>
Property of himself and his said Partner <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n184-2">Joseph Asborne</rs>
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<p n="185">Taken and sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo152">Guildhall</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15098_date33">5th. March 1787</rs>
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, before me}<lb></lb>
Geo W Macaulay</p>
<p n="186"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n186-1">Anthy. Harding</rs>
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<p n="187"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n187-1">Henry Dye</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n187-2">Tho. Ashby</rs>
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