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<p n="24"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middlesex To wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n24-99">Elizabeth Catherine Bruce</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n24-3">William Taylor</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n24-4">Israel Israel</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this 30th. day of December 1772</p>
<p n="25">Who being upon Oath say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n25-1">Elizabeth Catherine Bruce</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for herself says that on the 20th of December Instant a Silver<lb></lb>
Rummer a Silver Waiter a Bod Quilt and other things now produced<lb></lb>
were stolen out of the Apartments of Dr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n25-2">Lewis Bruce</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45020_geo19">Somerset<lb></lb>
house</rs>
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, and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n25-3">Israel Israel</rs>
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for himself says that on the<lb></lb>
23d. of December Instant a person now present who calls himself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n25-4">John Hamilton</rs>
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applied to him to buy some things which the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n25-5">John Hamilton</rs>
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said he had in a Room that he went with the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n25-6">John Hamilton</rs>
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to a room in Duke's Court <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45020_geo20">St. Martin's Lane</rs>
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<lb></lb>
where the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n25-7">John Hamilton</rs>
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produced the said Goods now<lb></lb>
produced and offered to sett them to this Informant, that this<lb></lb>
Informant pretended he could not buy them without having<lb></lb>
Scales & Weights to weigh the Plate, that he went down under<lb></lb>
Pretence of fetching Scales & Weights and gave Information<lb></lb>
whereby the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n25-8">John Hamilton</rs>
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was apprehended. and the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n25-9">William Taylor</rs>
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for himself says that he found the<lb></lb>
said Goods in the Room where the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n25-10">John Hamilton</rs>
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was<lb></lb>
apprehended</p>
<p n="26">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
30th day of Decemr. 1772}<lb></lb>
W Kelynge</p>
<p n="27">Eliz: Cath: Bruce<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n27-1">Israel Israel</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45020_n27-2">Willm. Taylor</rs>
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