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The Information of
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one of the Aldermen of the
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30thday of April1787
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Who being upon his Oath saith that he hath been employed as a Porter by
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Joseph Lomas
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for some time before Christmas last until the time of the
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said Lomas's being apprehendedThat about three Weeks before Christmas
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he went with sd
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Joseph Lomas
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to Carter Lane near
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That sd Lomas
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went into the Warehouse of Messrs.
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Samuel Hollings
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William Sutton
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at the Back Poor in Carter Lane near
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aforesaid having first told this Informant
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to wait in the Street until he sd. Lomas gave this Informant a Sign to
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come to the back Door of sd. WarehouseThat sd Lomas having been
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sometime in the said Warehouse came to the Door and beckoned to this
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Informant who thereupon went to sd. Warehouse when sd Lomas and
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porter to said Messrs. Hollings & Sutton put a Basket
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containing Earthen Ware on Informants Head and sd Lomas ordered
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Informant to Carry same to his sd Lomas's House.That this Informant
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hath been several times to a public house Carter Lane near the Warehouse of sd. Messrs
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Hollings and Sutton early in the morning together with said
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where they waited until said
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came to themThat sd
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Beazar and Lomas usually drank together and said Beazar told said
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Lomas to wait until the warehouse was openThat sd. Beazar came
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to inform sd Lomas when the warehouse was open and then sd Lomas
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and Beazar went away together from sd public houseThat in a short
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time sd Lomas returned to sd public house with a Basket of Earthen
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hath also by the direction of sd Lomas waited at the Cock Alehouse in Bow
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Lane until the sd Lomas brought a Basket of Earthen Ware and
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directed Informant to carry same homeThat the said Lomas
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generally unpacked said Baskets himselfThat this Informant brought
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a Basket containing Plates from sd. Warehouse to Lomas's have and
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this Informant counted the number of such Plates and found there was
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Eleven Dozen.
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Taken and Sworn at the
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London this
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30th day of April 1787
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S: Townsend
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John Webb
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