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The Information of
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one of the Aldermen of the said
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City this
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30thday of April 1787
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Who being on his Oath saith that he hath been employed as a Porter by Joseph
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Lomas from about three Months before Christmas last. That the said Joseph
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Lomas then lived in a Court in
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and kept a Stall on Tower
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Hill for selling of Earthen WareThat about Two Months before Christmas
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this Informant engaged as a constant Servant to said Lomas at Two shillings
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per Week and his VictualsThat soon after this Informant went into the
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Joseph Lomas
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heremoved into Norwich Court
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That the said
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Joseph Lomas
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hath frequently gone out of his said House of
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an Evening and ordered this Informant to meet him in
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Minories which this Informant hath accordingly done and hath seen
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come out of the Warehouse belonging to Messrs. Childs
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Dealers in Earthen Ware in Company with Murty
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Cairns the porter to the said
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Messrs. ChildsThat upon sd. Lomas and Cairn's coming out of sd. Warehouse
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they usually looked about some time in order Us this Informant apprehended
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to see if any persons were passing in the Street and then returned again
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into sd. Warehouse but in a short time sd. Lomas came out of sd. Warehouse
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with a Basket containing Earthen Ware and gave the same to this
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Informant in order to Carry to sd. Lomas's HouseThat the same
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Transaction hath been very frequently repeated and this Informant
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hath brought Earthen Ware from sd. Messrs. Childs Warehouse Three or
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four times in every week during the time this Informant was employed by
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said LomasThat said Lomas always carried the Basket Empty to
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said Warehouse and told Informant to meet him in
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That when this Informant met the said Lomas in the day time he
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always brought the Basket out of the Door belonging to sd. Warehouse in
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but when Informant went there in the Evening sd. Lomas
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brought the Basket out of the Door belonging to said Warehouse in
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but this
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Lomas to go into said WarehouseAnd this Informant further saith
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that he hath frequently accompanied sd. Lomas's
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to the
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Head public house in
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where sd. Lomas's
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hath sold
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divers quantities of Earthen WareThat about a Month or three Weeks ago
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