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<p n="294">20 March 1788</p>
<p n="295"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n295-1">John Flather</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo178">Ratcliff Highway</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo179">St. George</rs>
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Middx<lb></lb>
Broker on his Oath saith The Books produced are<lb></lb>
his property and were this Day hung at his Door<lb></lb>
for sale of the Value of four Shillings <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n295-2">George Bishop</rs>
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living next door to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n295-3">John Fletcher</rs>
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on his Oath saith this Evening about<lb></lb>
the hour of Six <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n295-4">Mary Jones</rs>
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servant to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n295-5">John Fletcher</rs>
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called out a Man had Stolen a<lb></lb>
pair of Boots And had gone away with them says<lb></lb>
he pursued the said man who is present and says<lb></lb>
his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n295-6">Thomas Blake</rs>
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and apprehended<lb></lb>
him in Ship Alley with the said Boots in his<lb></lb>
Possession</p>
<p n="296"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n296-1">John Fletcher</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n296-2">George Bishop</rs>
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<p n="297">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The 20th day of March 1788<lb></lb>
Before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n297-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="298"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n298-1">Thomas Blake</rs>
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says he this Evening came to the<lb></lb>
Door of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n298-2">John Flather</rs>
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where was a Man who he<lb></lb>
knows by sight having the said Boots in his hand<lb></lb>
and asked him if that he would but the same<lb></lb>
that her refused buying themsays said Man<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
whose name he doth not know or where he lives<lb></lb>
gave him the said Boots and desired him<lb></lb>
to follow him somewhere were he cannot<lb></lb>
till and as soon as he<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
was Stopt said Man<lb></lb>
run away</p>
<p n="299">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n299-1">Thomas<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Blake</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="300">Taken and Signed<lb></lb>
The Day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n300-1">John Staples</rs>
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