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19th October 1786 - 21st December 1787

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Image 757 of 7748th November 1787


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The Information Theophilus Butcher< no role >
and John Burford< no role >

Who beingwhen OathDuly Sworn upon their
Oaths say And first His Informant Thes [..]
Butcher [..] himself saith that he went this Morning
[..] discover any pent of the Cloaths which
had been Stolen from the other Informant James
Kent
< no role > that of a Sale Shop in Gill Andrew Street
St. Giles he saw a Reb [..] Waistcoat hanging and for sale
of which he took Notice and made the Companion
[..] it who immediately knew the said Waistcoat
to hand belonging to James Kent< no role > not was a
Pent of the things Stolen on this discover This
Informants applied to the after Informant John
Barford
< no role > who Keeps the said Shop to know had he
came by that Waistcoat and whether he had now
same of the other Kings, in his Possesion when the
And John Barford< no role > old him no had and shewed
him she Coat now produced and sworn to he the
property by James Kent< no role > hanging up Publickly [..]
the Passage for Sale the said John Barford< no role > are
Produced a pair of Leather Breeches One Hunt and
one Linen Waistcoat all of which are sworn to he
the Property of the saint James Kent< no role > and to have
been feloniously taken and Carried away by the
Person and in the Manner above described and
this Informant further saith But the said John
Barford
< no role > told him he had bought there several Articles
yesterday and had paid Nine Shilling for them

And this Informant John Burford< no role > he
is a Salesman in St Andrew Shied aforesaid and
[..] in seven a hand Cloaths and that about [..]
Two OClock he Vaught the several Articles now produced
and Surrn to be the Property of James Kend [..] a
Cowan new present what a his himself John Neale< no role > &
paid him the sum of Nine Shillings for them and
further saith that the Discovery of their being in his
Possession was made in the manner set forth above

Sworn before me
this 8th. of Novr. 1787 }
Edw. Read< no role >

Theophiles Butcher< no role >
John Barford< no role >




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