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<p n="122"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx<lb></lb>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n122-1">Edward Smith</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
upon Oath before me one of his Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45015_occ13">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for the said County<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45015_date24">16th. Day of Janry in the year of our Lord 1770</rs>
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<p n="123">This Informant saith that on Thursday Night last<lb></lb>
the Eleventh day of Janry Instant between five and Six<lb></lb>
o'Clock in the Evening of the same Day this Informant<lb></lb>
met in the fields leading from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45015_geo74">Stepney Church</rs>
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toward<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45015_geo75">London Infirmary</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45015_geo76">Mile End Road</rs>
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two men who<lb></lb>
Stoped this Informant & Demanded his Money saith<lb></lb>
that he told said two men that he had none saith<lb></lb>
that one of sd. two Men said make last and give us<del>you</del>
<lb></lb>
what you have; saith that he then put his hand in his<lb></lb>
Pocket & took out Six pence and gave the same to<lb></lb>
one of the said men<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
(whom this Informant observed<lb></lb>
had Boots on) saith that<del>one of</del>
the said Man who had<lb></lb>
the Boots on said this is not all, we much search<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
your<lb></lb>
Pockets upon which said Man with Boots searched<lb></lb>
his Breeches Pocket and took there from one Green<lb></lb>
Silk Purse containing two Silver pennies<del>with</del>
one Silver<lb></lb>
two pence<del>and</del>
one piece of Copper<del>and</del>
a Brace Medel<lb></lb>
of the Prince of walls and one pair of Bristol Stone Stud<lb></lb>
or Buttons set in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Metal, saith that whilst the<lb></lb>
said man with Boots was Searching his Breeches Pocket<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the<lb></lb>
other Man also put his Hand in his left hand<lb></lb>
Breeches Pocket but<del>found</del>
Nothing was therein<lb></lb>
that this Informant remembers Saith that the said<lb></lb>
Man with Boots said to this Informant you have a good<lb></lb>
Coat on upon which the other Man came &<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
pulled off the same & laidit on his Arm and then<lb></lb>
took this Hat from this<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Informants head and put<lb></lb>
it on his own and gave this Informant the Hat he<lb></lb>
wore and then took the Buckles out of his shoes and bid<lb></lb>
this Informant go about his Business</p>
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