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to wit}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n194-1">John Griffiths</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n194-2">Thomas<lb></lb>
Griffiths</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n194-3">William Broomfield</rs>
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taken on Oath<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date40">18th. day of January 1785</rs>
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before me one of<lb></lb>
his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ48">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo156">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="195">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n195-1">Thomas Griffiths</rs>
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on his Oath Saith that on<lb></lb>
Thursday<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the thirteenth day of January last he was applied<lb></lb>
to by one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n195-2">John Weldon</rs>
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to buy of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n195-3">John Welson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
some deals and some Mahogany, and upon his asking the<lb></lb>
said Weldon where the deals were he was told by Weldon<lb></lb>
that they were to come from Mr. Bodys Timber yard in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo157">old Street Road</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo158">Saint Luke</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo159">Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who offered to sell them to this Informant, Twelve foot,<lb></lb>
three Inch deals, at One shilling and six pence a deal<lb></lb>
and that they were to be brought out of Mr. Bodys Yard<lb></lb>
aforesaid, upon which this Informant Suspecting they<lb></lb>
must be stolen (the price being so low, asked for the same)<lb></lb>
he this Informant acquainted <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n195-4">William Broomfield</rs>
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his<lb></lb>
fellow Workman (who are both <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ49">Sawyers</rs>
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<del>Carpenters)</del>
to go and<lb></lb>
Watch the said Mr. Bodys Timber Yard in order to detent<lb></lb>
the persons taking away Deals there from And further<lb></lb>
Saith that he like wise called the Assistance of his<lb></lb>
Brother <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n195-5">John Griffiths</rs>
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on the above matter and<lb></lb>
they together apprehended the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n195-6">Thomas Hudson</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n195-7">Thomas<lb></lb>
Phillips</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n195-85">John Lewther</rs>
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the Prisoners now under<lb></lb>
Examination<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
carrying away the seven deal board<lb></lb>
now produced</p>
<p n="196">And these Informants <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n196-1">John Griffiths</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n196-2">William<lb></lb>
Broomfield</rs>
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both say and each of them for himself<lb></lb>
Saith that on thursday night the Eighteenth day of<lb></lb>
January Instant they went in Company with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n196-3">Thomas<lb></lb>
Griffiths</rs>
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to watch the Timber Yard of Mr Body aforesaid<lb></lb>
and that the next night they together Apprehended<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n196-4">Thomas Hudson</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n196-5">Thomas Phillips</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n196-54">John Lewther</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n196-6">Thomas Pickering</rs>
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with the seven deal Boards<lb></lb>
now produced.</p>
<p n="197">Taken and Sworn the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date41">18th. day of January 1785</rs>
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<lb></lb>
before me}</p>
<p n="198">D Wilmot</p>
<p n="199"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n199-1">Thos. Griffiths</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n199-2">Jno. Griffiths</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n199-3">Wm. Broomfield</rs>
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