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<p n="47"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx. to Witt</note>
<lb></lb>
The free and Voluntary Informacon Examinacon<lb></lb>
& Confession of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50417_n47-1">James Pike</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me one of his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50417_occ23">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the said County.</p>
<p n="48">This Informant upon his Oath saith That about<lb></lb>
Eight or Ten<del>Six Eight</del>
Months ago <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50417_n48-1">John Watson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50417_n48-2">Thos. Barber</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
this Informt. in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50417_geo67"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50417_geo68">Queen Street</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50417_geo69">Ratcliff</rs>
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</rs>
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<del>the</del>
<lb></lb>
F<obscured></obscured>
sly did break open a Cellar Window & Feloniously did steal out of the sd. Cellar one leaden Pipe<lb></lb>
abt. 7 foot long the property of persons unknown and then<lb></lb>
the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50417_n48-4">John Watson</rs>
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Thos. Barber & this Informt. sold the<lb></lb>
same to a woman that keeps an Old Iron shop ye Corner<lb></lb>
of Johns Hill & gave the sd. Watson Barber& this<lb></lb>
Inft. ye Sum of 16d. for the same but this Inft. had<lb></lb>
but 2d. for his share.</p>
<p n="49">And further upon his Oath saith That abt. 9 or 10<lb></lb>
o Clock & next morng <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50417_n49-1">John Watson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50417_n49-2">Thos. Barber</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
this Inft. went into ye afsd Cellar & then went up<lb></lb>
Stairs & feloniously did break a Hole thro the<lb></lb>
Wall into the next empty House & out of the Cellar<lb></lb>
in the said House did steal take & carry away one<lb></lb>
leaden pipe abt. 9 foot long ye Property of Persons<lb></lb>
unknown and then the sd. Watson Barber & this<lb></lb>
Inft. went up in to the garrett in ye sd. House &<lb></lb>
broke a Hole thro the Pleistering into another empty<lb></lb>
House & out of the Cellar in ye sd. House Feloniously<lb></lb>
did steal & carry away one other leaden Pipe abt. the<lb></lb>
same length the property of persons unknown</p>
<p n="50"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50417_n50-1">James Pike</rs>
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