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The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n462-1">Benjaman Gibson</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50407_geo291">Bermondsey</rs>
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Waterman <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n462-78">Isaac Clerk</rs>
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of<obscured></obscured>
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the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50407_geo292">St. John Southwark</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n462-2">Thomas Toms</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50407_geo293">Aldgate</rs>
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Lighterman<lb></lb>
Taken on Oath the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50407_date62">1st. day of Decr</rs>
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: 1750 Before<lb></lb>
Me one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50407_occ105">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County</p>
<p n="463">These Informants Severally on their Oaths saith<obscured></obscured>
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the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n463-1">Benjaman Gibson</rs>
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saith that in Thursday<obscured></obscured>
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Seven O Clock in the Evening he this Deponent In Com<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n463-2">Isaac Clark</rs>
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Stopt the Parisoner Present <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n463-3">James Smith</rs>
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Boat or Wherry on the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50407_geo294">River of Thames</rs>
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near Horsely down<lb></lb>
Stairs with a Sack of wheat<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
In his Beate on a Violant<lb></lb>
Suspicion that the said wheat <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
was Stolen & <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n463-4">Isaac Clark</rs>
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on<obscured></obscured>
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his Oath saith that he was In Compy: with the above <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n463-5">Benja<obscured></obscured>
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Gibson</rs>
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at the time & Place aforesaid & Stopt the P<obscured></obscured>
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with a Sack of wheat<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
In his Boat as aforesaid Etc<obscured></obscured>
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Toms on His Oath Saith that some time on Third<lb></lb>
Evening last he this Deponent last out of a Barge L<obscured></obscured>
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off Alderman Parsons's Stairs <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50407_geo295">St. Katharines</rs>
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one<obscured></obscured>
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of Wheat the Property of Messrs: Cook & Co: & he this Deponent<obscured></obscured>
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further saith that the Sack Containeing the said Wh<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
is the Very same Sack that was so Stolen out of his<lb></lb>
and found upon the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n463-6">James Smith</rs>
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wh<obscured></obscured>
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Sacks are all Mark as this Very Sack of Wheat<obscured></obscured>
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these Letters C: S: B</p>
<p n="464">Severally taken on Oath<lb></lb>
the day & Year aforesaid<lb></lb>
Before Me</p>
<p n="465">Thos: Soms<obscured></obscured>
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Isaac Cola<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="466">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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Benjaman Gibs<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="467"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50407_n467-1">Wm Clark</rs>
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