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<p n="86"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo44">Middlesex</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo45">Westminster</rs>
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to wit }<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n86-1">Elizabeth West</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45014_occ14">Singlewoman</rs>
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a Lodger<lb></lb>
in Barretts Court in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo46">Parish of St Mary</rs>
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le bone in the County of<lb></lb>
Middx taken upon Oath, before me one of his Majestys Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace in & for the said County City & Liberty this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45014_date17">22d Decr. 1768</rs>
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<p n="87">Who being upon Oath saith That She saw a Man who is now present who calls<lb></lb>
himself Jesper Webb<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in the posession of a large Gold Watch about 3 Weeks ago <lb></lb>
which she this Informant saw him the said Jesper Webb pull out of his Pockett<lb></lb>
and said he cou'd get Money upon it at the Fen Shop And she this Informant upon<lb></lb>
her Oath Saith that about afortnight ago she saw this Jesper Webb brought to a Woman<lb></lb>
he Calls his Wife (one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n87-1">Sarah Williams</rs>
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) Two large Bundles containing Ten or a Dozen<lb></lb>
Womens Gowns of different Sorts some Stuff, Some Linnen, Some Birds Eyes, and<lb></lb>
some Black, and 3 Aprons, 1 a long Lawn, one a Spotted Apron and one of a Muslin<lb></lb>
Apron, and Six or 7 pair of Shift Sleeves, and 4 White Muslin half Neck Handkerfs<lb></lb>
and 8 or 9 Lumps of Butter, and half a Side of Pork, All which things (together with<lb></lb>
the aforesaid Gold Watch) She the said Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n87-2">Elizabeth West</rs>
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upon her said<lb></lb>
Oath declareth and Saith She verily Suspects and believes he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n87-3">Jesper Webb</rs>
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did not<lb></lb>
come honestly by That he never bought any of the said things, but that he<lb></lb>
feloniously Stole the same; And that this Informant further upon her Oath Saith<lb></lb>
that She saw the said Jesper Webb knock Mr Nichollson down, and Saw him feloniously<lb></lb>
take and Carry away his Hat and put it upon his own head & carry it away, and<lb></lb>
saw the said Jesper Webb treat and use the said Mr Nicholls Extreemly Ill and further<lb></lb>
that She saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n87-4">Jesper Webb</rs>
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with a Pistol, and that she verily believes and<lb></lb>
suspects upon her said Oath that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n87-5">Jesper Webb</rs>
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is a Footpad. And that the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n87-6">Jasper Webb</rs>
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told this Informant that he had bought a Pistol on purpose to shoot <lb></lb>
Mr Rowe and Mr Jones Two Constables of Maybone Parish who had been out in Pursuit<lb></lb>
of him to take him, And that he went out one Night to this Informant knowledge on purpose<lb></lb>
to Rob on the Highway and She Saw his Pistol And that he told her he stole a Basket<lb></lb>
containing 8 Loaves from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo47">Berkley Square</rs>
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from a Boy on the highway.</p>
<p n="88">Sworn before me this 22d Decr. 1768<lb></lb>
before me.</p>
<p n="89"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n89-1">Jno Spinnage</rs>
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<p n="90">The Mark of<figure rend="mark"></figure>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n90-1">Eliz. West</rs>
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