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This Informant upon his Oath saith that he
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that at a little after four of the Clock
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in the Morning
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of Sunday the Fifth day of February instant he was called
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aforesaid the said Richard
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Wear having found it to have been broke open this Informt.
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stopt at the door of the House in order to prevent any person from
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coming out whilst the said Richard Wear went in to search
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the person or persons who had broke her House open were got there
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this Informant than called the other Watchman Richd. Wear and
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was taken this Informant was then looking about the Yard and
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one
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Mary Ludlow
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a lodger in the House desired this Informt.
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to look in the Necessary which he did and there found the
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who pretended to be a Sleep
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This Informant then brought him out and he was taken to
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the Watch House with the other Prisoner
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Taken and Sworn before me the
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Day and Year first above Written-}
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