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<p n="378"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo382">London</rs>
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(to wit)</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n378-1">John Webb</rs>
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taken before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n378-2">James Townsend</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15098_occ151">Esquire</rs>
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one of the Aldermen of the said<lb></lb>
City this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15098_date66">30thday of April 1787</rs>
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<p n="379">Who being on his Oath saith that he hath been employed as a Porter by Joseph<lb></lb>
Lomas from about three Months before Christmas last. That the said Joseph<lb></lb>
Lomas then lived in a Court in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo383">East Smithfield</rs>
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and kept a Stall on Tower<lb></lb>
Hill for selling of Earthen WareThat about Two Months before Christmas<lb></lb>
this Informant engaged as a constant Servant to said Lomas at Two shillings<lb></lb>
per Week and his VictualsThat soon after this Informant went into the<lb></lb>
Service of sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n379-2">Joseph Lomas</rs>
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heremoved into Norwich Court <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo384">East Smithfield</rs>
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<lb></lb>
That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n379-3">Joseph Lomas</rs>
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hath frequently gone out of his said House of<lb></lb>
an Evening and ordered this Informant to meet him in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo385">Swan Street</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Minories which this Informant hath accordingly done and hath seen<del>when</del>
the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15098_n379-4">Joseph Lomas</rs>
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<del>hath</del>
come out of the Warehouse belonging to Messrs. Childs<lb></lb>
Dealers in Earthen Ware in Company with Murty<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Cairns the porter to the said<lb></lb>
Messrs. ChildsThat upon sd. Lomas and Cairn's coming out of sd. Warehouse<lb></lb>
they usually looked about some time in order Us this Informant apprehended<lb></lb>
to see if any persons were passing in the Street and then returned again<lb></lb>
into sd. Warehouse but in a short time sd. Lomas came out of sd. Warehouse<lb></lb>
with a Basket containing Earthen Ware and gave the same to this<lb></lb>
Informant in order to Carry to sd. Lomas's HouseThat the same<lb></lb>
Transaction hath been very frequently repeated and this Informant<lb></lb>
hath brought Earthen Ware from sd. Messrs. Childs Warehouse Three or<lb></lb>
four times in every week during the time this Informant was employed by<lb></lb>
said LomasThat said Lomas always carried the Basket Empty to<lb></lb>
said Warehouse and told Informant to meet him in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo386">Swan Street</rs>
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aforesaid<lb></lb>
That when this Informant met the said Lomas in the day time he<lb></lb>
always brought the Basket out of the Door belonging to sd. Warehouse in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo387">Swan Street</rs>
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but when Informant went there in the Evening sd. Lomas<lb></lb>
brought the Basket out of the Door belonging to said Warehouse in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo388">Goodmans Yard</rs>
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but this<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Informant was never permitted by said<lb></lb>
Lomas to go into said WarehouseAnd this Informant further saith<lb></lb>
that he hath frequently accompanied sd. Lomas's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15098_occ152">Wife</rs>
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to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo389">St. Lukes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Head public house in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15098_geo390">Old Street</rs>
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where sd. Lomas's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15098_occ153">Wife</rs>
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hath sold<lb></lb>
divers quantities of Earthen WareThat about a Month or three Weeks ago</p>
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