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The Information of
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taken before sr.
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Samuel Gower
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. One of his
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Maties
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Justices of the Peace
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of the Said county
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this
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1st. day of January
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1753
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2
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3
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4,5 & 6
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7
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8
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Who being upon Oath saith that on or about the
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fourteenth day of Decer.
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last this Informt. in company
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with one
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John Welch
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and
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John Briant
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Assaulted a
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Man about 12- of the Clock at Night in
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Sun Street
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Situate in the
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Parish of St. John Wapping
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& Robbed
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him of his Hat wch they sold in Rag Fair for 2s,,3d
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wch Mony this Informt. and Welch shared And further
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saith that about a Week afterwards this Informt. in
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Company with the abovesd.
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John Briant
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feloniously
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Stole & carried away from out of a Shop near
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Ratcliff
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Cross
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about Two yards of Cambrick and Sold it to
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James
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Lacy
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's wife at ye
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near
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Shadwell
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Dock
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for Eight shillings and divided the Mony between
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then and this Informt. further saith that abt. a fortnight
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since in Company with the aforesd. Briant they Stole ou
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of a
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Cheesemongers
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Shop in
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Wapping
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Two Cheeses w
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this Informt. and said Briant sold to the aforesaid M
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Lacy for four shillings & Six pence & shared ye Mon
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between them And further saith that the said
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Briant and this Informt. on or about the
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21st. day of.
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Decr. last
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they Stole from out of three Shops in
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Rosemary Lane
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One Hatt Two Waistcoats, and a
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Pair of Boots, the Boots they Pawned for a Shilling, O
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of the Waistcoats was Pawned at one Longuest's a Pawn
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-Broker in
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Eastsmithfield
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for a Shilling & the Hatt the
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Sold in Rag Fair for One Shilling & Nine pence w
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said last mentioned Sums of Money this Informt.
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& Briant equally shared, And that on or about
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the
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23d. day of Decr. last
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in Company again with
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the aforesd. Briant being in
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St. Catharines Court
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the
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Sd. Briant put his Hand thro a Jane of Glass that
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was broke about Eight of the Clock at Night & Stole
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out of ye House some fringe & Two Horse Hair
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Hats And immediately after they Stole out of a Shop
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in
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Rosemary Lane
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three pair of Breeches wch they Sold to
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