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<p n="381"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Midlx Ss:</note>
<lb></lb>
The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n381-1">John Mortimer</rs>
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of ye. parish of<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
in ye. County of Wilts <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50063_occ87">husbandman</rs>
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taken before<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Withers Esqr: one of his Matis <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50063_occ88">Justices of ye. peace</rs>
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for sd.<lb></lb>
County of Midlx this 19o: day of December Ano: Dond: 1698.</p>
<p n="382">The Said Informt upon his oath Saith that on ye. 12th: day of December<lb></lb>
Instant he had feloniously stolen from & out of his Sd Ground in the<lb></lb>
sd. parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50063_geo182">Monton</rs>
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Two Golding & one of them beinge a Browne<lb></lb>
Boy ye. other as Light Gray. and yt. his doth strongly Suspect & is<lb></lb>
well assured yt. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n382-1">John Cooper</rs>
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now present did Steale the Sd Golding<lb></lb>
they beinge this day found in a Stable belonginge to ye.<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
one<obscured></obscured>
Smith in ye. parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50063_geo183">st. Leonard Shorditch</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the Sd. County of Midlx ye Sd Cooper beinge there in ye.<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
house of ye. Sd Smith</p>
<p n="383"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Jur: 19o: die Decemr: Ano: Dond: 1698:.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n383-1">Wm Withers</rs>
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</note>
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<p n="384"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n384-1">John Mortimer</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="385">The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n385-1">Tho: Powell</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50063_geo184">ye. Pish of Overton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in ye. County of Wilts aforesd <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50063_occ89">Gen</rs>
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: taken upon Oath<lb></lb>
before me <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n385-2">Wills. Withers</rs>
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aforesd ye. day & yeare aforesd</p>
<p n="386">The Sd. Informt. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n386-1">Tho: Powell</rs>
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upon his Oath Saith that on ye. 12th<lb></lb>
day of December Instant he had feloniously stolen from & out<lb></lb>
of his Ground in ye. Sd. <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50063_geo185">parish of Overton</rs>
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Two Goldings one of<lb></lb>
them beinge of a Blacke Coullour ye. other a Browne Boy.<lb></lb>
& he doth strongly suspect & is well assured that ye. above named<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n386-2">John Cooper</rs>
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was one of ye. men or ye. only person yt. stol<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
sd. Goldings.and that his did this day take one of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50063_geo186">ye. sd<lb></lb>
Goldings</rs>
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in ye. Custody of a person whoe now declares his name<lb></lb>
to be <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n386-3">Wm. Bedford</rs>
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als <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n386-4">Bradley</rs>
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</p>
<p n="387"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Jur: 19o: die<lb></lb>
Decembris prd.<lb></lb>
Coram me.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n387-1">Wm Withers</rs>
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</note>
</p>
<p n="388"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n388-1">Tho Powell</rs>
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</p>
<p n="389">The sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n389-1">John Mortimer</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n389-2">Tho: Powell</rs>
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due upon their<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Oaths declare yt:<obscured></obscured>
strongly suspect &<obscured></obscured>
with<lb></lb>
assured that ye. sd.<obscured></obscured>
were one of the<lb></lb>
Persons yt stolen<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="390"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n390-1">Wm Withers</rs>
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</p>
<p n="391"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50063_n391-1">John Mortimer</rs>
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