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Midlx Ss:
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The Informacon of
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husbandman
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Withers Esqr: one of his Matis
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Justices of ye. peace
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County of Midlx this 19o: day of December Ano: Dond: 1698.
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The Said Informt upon his oath Saith that on ye. 12th: day of December
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Instant he had feloniously stolen from & out of his Sd Ground in the
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Two Golding & one of them beinge a Browne
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Boy ye. other as Light Gray. and yt. his doth strongly Suspect & is
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well assured yt.
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now present did Steale the Sd Golding
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they beinge this day found in a Stable belonginge to ye.
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one
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Smith in ye. parish of
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st. Leonard Shorditch
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the Sd. County of Midlx ye Sd Cooper beinge there in ye.
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house of ye. Sd Smith
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Jur: 19o: die Decemr: Ano: Dond: 1698:.
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Wm Withers
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John Mortimer
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Tho: Powell
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Gen
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before me
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Wills. Withers
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aforesd ye. day & yeare aforesd
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Tho: Powell
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upon his Oath Saith that on ye. 12th
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day of December Instant he had feloniously stolen from & out
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parish of Overton
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them beinge of a Blacke Coullour ye. other a Browne Boy.
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& he doth strongly suspect & is well assured that ye. above named
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was one of ye. men or ye. only person yt. stol
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sd. Goldings.and that his did this day take one of
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to be
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Wm. Bedford
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Bradley
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Decembris prd.
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Coram me.
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due upon their
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Oaths declare yt:
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strongly suspect &
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with
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assured that ye. sd.
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were one of the
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Persons yt stolen
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