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The joint and several Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1557-1">Richard Lacking</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1557-2">William Langley</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
Great Marlow in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1537">Buckinghamshine</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1557-3">Robert Benson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ615">Servant</rs>
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, of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1538">Snow Hill</rs>
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in the City of<lb></lb>
London Dialer in Copper, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1557-5">Francis Smart</rs>
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of Check Lane aforesaid<lb></lb>
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, Who being upon Oath, severally say, and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1557-6">Richard Lacking</rs>
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for himself saith that yesterday about twelve of the<lb></lb>
Clock at Noon, the Prisoners now under Examination George Bridgstock<lb></lb>
came to the Shop of this Informant, and asked him if he bought Copper<lb></lb>
to which he replied "yes" Says he asked what Sell of Copper it was, the<lb></lb>
Prisoner replied, that it was new Copper, he believed it came out of a<lb></lb>
West Country Burges, and offered it at the Price of four Price per Sound<lb></lb>
Says that the Prisoner agreed to being the Copper in the Evening and<lb></lb>
Informant suspecting that it was not honestly came by gave Informant<lb></lb>
and caused the Prisoner to be apprehended</p>
<p n="1558">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1558-1">William Langley</rs>
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for himself saith<lb></lb>
that he believes the Price of Copper now produced, is the same which was<lb></lb>
stolen from his Barge on Sunday Evening last, as he believes by the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ617">Prisoner</rs>
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at the Bar, whom he saw in the Barge</p>
<p n="1559">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1559-1">Robert Benson</rs>
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for himself saith<lb></lb>
that upon inspecting the Mark upon the Price of Copper now produced<lb></lb>
he is satisfied it is one of the Pieces stolen out of the Barge of the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1559-2">William Langley</rs>
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and says that the other Peices in the said<lb></lb>
Barge bear the same Mark</p>
<p n="1560">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1560-1">Francis Smart</rs>
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for himself<lb></lb>
saith that having received Information of stolen Copper being offered<lb></lb>
to Sale to the other Informant Richard Lacking, he waited and about<lb></lb>
Six o'Clock yesterday Evening, apprehended the Prisoner, with the Piece<lb></lb>
of Copper now produced upon him</p>
<p n="1561">The Mark<figure rend="mark"></figure>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1561-1">Richard Lacking</rs>
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<p n="1562">Taken and sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1539">Guildhall</rs>
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London the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15097_date240">12th Decemr 1786</rs>
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, before me}</p>
<p n="1563">The<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Mark of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1563-1">William Langley</rs>
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<p n="1564"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1564-1">Robt. Benson</rs>
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The Mark<figure rend="mark"></figure>
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<p n="1565">J Wright</p>
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