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5th February 1759 - 28th December 1759

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The Informations of Will Petts< no role > Sarah Shelton< no role > &
Joseph Lodge< no role > taken before me one of his
Majesty's Justices of the peace for the sd County

Who being several upon Oath Say & first this Ins. Willm.
Petts
< no role > for himself saith that about a Month ago one
Robt. Blayeby< no role > in Company with diversed her persons
took the Watch of this Inf out of his pocket and the
next day upon this Inf asking for his Watch at the first
sd Blaseby said he had Pawned it & then that he had
Saith but afterwds. the sd watch was sent to the Ins
And thus Inf for the saith that about Three weeks ago
the Inf was put to bed (he being unabled [..] to help [..]
himself by reason of his being sorely afflicted with a
Palsen) by the sd. Blasby and for there saith that
when he went to Bed he had his Watch in his Fob
in ans Pocket he had half [..] And this Not Sarah Shelton< no role >
the door of the other Ins. while said Blarby was in the
Inf Room to Lissen which Ins ded and this Ins then
heard sd Blasby say to Ins Potts Damm you you was
jealous of mu taler your Watch before, [..] Jwile take
it to Night and what then And this Ins Joseph Lodge< no role >
for himself saith that in the Morning he went to
dress the other Ins. Potts and upon taken up his Brechas that [..]
Did not sev as usual the Rey & string of Potts Watch
whereupon this Ins asked sd. Potts where his Watch was
and sd. Potts then told this Ins that it was in his Pocket
but upon looking in the Fobb Ins found the sd Watch gone
and upon further Searching the other Pocketts this
Inf found gone a half Guinea which this Ins had seen
the sd Potts have [..] before




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