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The joint and several Information of Andrew<lb></lb>
Stevenson of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo41">London</rs>
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Wall, in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo42">City of London</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ25">Taylor</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ26">Salesman</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n57-1">Mary Bankes</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n57-2">John Sparkes</rs>
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, Servants<lb></lb>
to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n57-3">Andrew, Stevenson</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n57-4">Richard Woolley</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo43">Aldermanbury</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo44">London</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ27">Gentleman</rs>
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Who being on Oath<lb></lb>
severally say And First the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n57-5">Andrew Stevenson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for himself saith, that about half past eight O'Clock on<lb></lb>
Saturday Night last, the Prisoner at the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ28">Bar</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n57-6">Francis<lb></lb>
Nichols,</rs>
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came with another Person into his Step, and<lb></lb>
the Prisoner said "We want a Waistcoat a Piece"<lb></lb>
Informant threw a Parcel of Waistcoats faced with<lb></lb>
Sattin on the Counter Informant whilst he was<lb></lb>
serving the Prisoner and his Companion, saw the Carter<lb></lb>
take a bundle containing at least one Waistcoat,<lb></lb>
off the Counter, and put the same under his Coat<lb></lb>
Informant instantly was going round the Counter to<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
the other Man, but he opened the street<lb></lb>
Door and run away Informant sent for a Constable<lb></lb>
to secure the Prisoner, and in the mean time, he<lb></lb>
laid down a Guinea on the Counter, and offerd to<lb></lb>
pay for two Waistcoats the Prisoner said, he saw<lb></lb>
the Man who came in with him, take one Waistcoat,<lb></lb>
and he would pay for two, if Informant would<lb></lb>
set him at Liberty Soon afterwards, the Prisoner<lb></lb>
attempted to escape, and Informant run after him,<lb></lb>
and apprehended him, and the Prisoner cut part<lb></lb>
of the little finger of the left hand off.</p>
<p n="58">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n58-1">Mary Barkes</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
herself saith, that she saw the Prisoner offer the<lb></lb>
other Informant, a Guinea, to pay for two Waistcoats,<lb></lb>
and that the Prisoner said he saw his Companion take one Waistcoat<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo45">off the Courter</rs>
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<p n="59">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n59-1">John Sparkes</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
for himself saith, that he saw the Man not taken,<lb></lb>
take something off the Counter, and put it under<lb></lb>
this Coat says that his Master, Mr. Stevenson,<lb></lb>
was coming round the Counter, and he this Informant<lb></lb>
perceived the Prisoner give the other Man a touch<lb></lb>
on his Peg. <del>by which he this Informant understood</del>
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