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<p n="167">To the Worshipfull The Justices for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50678_geo111">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at their General<lb></lb>
or Quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="168">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n168-1">Thomas Brearly</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50678_n168-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of<lb></lb>
George Shut <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50678_geo112">Spitel Fields</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50678_occ32">Silk Throwster</rs>
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</p>
<p n="169"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your, Petitioner on or about the Sixth day of Jany 1778 received<lb></lb>
from Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n169-1">John Griffin</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50678_n169-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a Master about Eight pounds Weight of Silk to<lb></lb>
throw and which your Petitioner Proceeded on</p>
<p n="170">That your Petitioner Proceeding in the said Work was Mobaled<lb></lb>
by One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n170-1">William Smith</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50678_n170-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50678_occ33">Head Borough</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50678_occ33" type="occupation" value="Head Borough"></interp>
who Scarched your Petitioners<lb></lb>
House and took away £6..140oz of the said Silk Some other Part thereof being<lb></lb>
upon your Petrs. Throwing Mill which the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n170-2">William Smith</rs>
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left be hind</p>
<p n="171">That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n171-1">William Smith</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50678_n171-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Pretended he Entered your Petr,<lb></lb>
House by Virtue of a Warrant from <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n171-2">William Quarrell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50678_occ34">Esqr</rs>
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. one of his Majesty<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50678_occ35">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50678_geo113">County of Middlesex</rs>
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which had been Granted to<lb></lb>
Messrs. Goudge and Nicholls on their Sugesting that your Petr. had in<lb></lb>
his House Embezzled Silk</p>
<p n="172">That when your Petr. demanded a Copy of the Said Search Warrt.<lb></lb>
a Copy of one was delivered as granted by two Justices and not of the same<lb></lb>
Warrant Shewn at the time the said Goods were Seized by which Copy of the<lb></lb>
Warrant delivered to your Petr. it Appears that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n172-1">Samuel Nicholls</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50678_n172-1" type="surname" value="Nicholls"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50678_n172-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
had<lb></lb>
made Oath before the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n172-36">William Querrell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50678_n172-36" type="surname" value="Querrell"></interp>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n172-2">James Spalding</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50678_n172-2" type="surname" value="Spalding"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50678_n172-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
that he the<lb></lb>
Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n172-3">Saml. Nicholls</rs>
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had lately delivered to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n172-4">Joseph Forrest</rs>
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a Quanty.<lb></lb>
of Silk to be worked up and Manufactured and that he had Cause to<lb></lb>
Suspect and did Suspect that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50678_n172-5">Joseph Forrest</rs>
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had Embezzeled<lb></lb>
the Silk so delivered to him and that there was Just Cause to Suspect that<lb></lb>
the said Embezzled or Purloined Silk was Concealed in the Dwelling house<lb></lb>
of your Petitioner</p>
<p n="173">That your Petitioner was taken as he believes by Virtue of<lb></lb>
Said</p>
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