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<p n="258">and if they were agreeable he was he then wished them a good night<lb></lb>
and said he would call again in a day or two for the Bag but he<lb></lb>
did not and in about three or four days after he saw Richard<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo235">Stephens at the White horse</rs>
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in Pettycoat Lane Stephens askd him<lb></lb>
if he had brought them things Examinant asked him what things<lb></lb>
he said the two Bags Examinant said no but he would tomorrow<lb></lb>
and he desired him to leav<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
at the Bar<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Stephens<lb></lb>
or Fossett or Tucker and accordingly the next day he left them<lb></lb>
with Mrs. Wright the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Landlady telling her they<lb></lb>
were for Stephens or Fossett or Taylor either of them and this<lb></lb>
Examinant further saith that abrace of Pistols now produced by<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n258-3">John Lucy</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n258-4">John Armstrong</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15098_n258-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
are the same Pistols which<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n258-5">Henry Fossett</rs>
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had with him in the Coach as before mentioned<lb></lb>
and that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n258-6">Henry Fossett</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n258-7">Richard Stephens</rs>
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now under<lb></lb>
Examination are two of the men whom he bought the<lb></lb>
property of as above mentioned and that the property now<lb></lb>
produced by James Shakeshaft a Peace Officer is the<lb></lb>
same that he bought of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n258-9">Henry Fossett</rs>
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, Richard<lb></lb>
Stephens and the others</p>
<p n="259">Witness James Shakeshaft</p>
<p n="260">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n260-1">William Athill</rs>
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</p>
<p n="261">The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n261-1">Ann Cockwaine</rs>
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taken the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15098_date47">28th.<lb></lb>
day of September 1786</rs>
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before me one of his Majestys Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo236">County of Middlesex</rs>
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</p>
<p n="262">Who on her Oath saith that on Friday Morning the First day<lb></lb>
of September Instant <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n262-1">Richard Stephens</rs>
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came to the House<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n262-2">William Athill</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo237">Black eagle Street</rs>
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in the Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo238">Christ Church</rs>
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and asked he if her Husband was at home<lb></lb>
she asked him what he wanted of him he said he wanted<lb></lb>
to see him for some thing particulars she told him he was in<lb></lb>
bed and went up stairs with him<del>but these did</del>
William<lb></lb>
Athill being a Sleep she waked him and told him that Richard<lb></lb>
Stephens wanted him Stephens then asked him if he would buy<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
any Swagg Athill then<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
asked him what it was Stephens<lb></lb>
said it was Muslin Dimity Irish some Handkerchiefs and<lb></lb>
Prints and Cambricks Athill then asked Stephens where they<lb></lb>
were he made Answer no matter where they are but if you will<lb></lb>
meet me at Langleys about seven o'Clock at night I'll take<lb></lb>
you to where they are Stephens then went away and Athill in<lb></lb>
the Afternoon told this Examinant he was going to meet Stephens<lb></lb>
and went out about five o'Clock for that purpose and that<lb></lb>
she saw no more of Athill till between Nine and Ten o'Clock</p>
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