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<p n="2619"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1032">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2619-1">Aaron Myers</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45018_date148">15th day of July 1772</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="2620">Who being upon Oath says that on Saturday last was fortnight between<lb></lb>
6 and 7 o Clock in the evening three Persons now present who calls themselves<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-1">Francis Gore</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-2">James Dempsey</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-3">John Devine</rs>
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came to this Informant in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1033">Dukes<lb></lb>
Place</rs>
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and asked this Informant whether he would but a Gold Watch and a<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-4">Pinchbeck Watch</rs>
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with a Gold Deal plate or whether this Informant could<lb></lb>
Inform them of any Person who would Bury them; Says the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-5">John Devine</rs>
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<lb></lb>
produced the Gold Watch and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-6">Francis Gore</rs>
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produced the Metal<lb></lb>
Watch, that while this Informant and the said three Persons were conversing<lb></lb>
together a Person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-7">John Lyon</rs>
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came<lb></lb>
past that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-8">John Lyon</rs>
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Stopt and asked this Informant what them<lb></lb>
three Persons wanted that this Informant told said Lyons they had got<lb></lb>
two Watches to Sell viz a Gold one, and a Pinchbeck one with a Gold Dial<lb></lb>
plate, upon which the said Lyon desired this Informant to take the Two<lb></lb>
Persons to an Alehouse who had the Watches and to keep the other out And<lb></lb>
that he would follow them, Says he this Informant then took the said three<lb></lb>
Persons to the Sign of the Crown in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1034">Camomile Street</rs>
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leading into <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo1035">Bishopgate<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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(expect the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-9">James Dampsey</rs>
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who stood without the door) that the said Lyon<lb></lb>
presently came into the said Public house after them that the said Lyon<lb></lb>
then asked this Informant which of the said Two Persons had the Gold Watch<lb></lb>
that this Informant answered it was the thin man (meaning the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-10">John<lb></lb>
Devine</rs>
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) that the said Lyon the called the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-11">John Devine</rs>
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aside into another<lb></lb>
Box and examined the said Gold Watch which the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-12">John Devine</rs>
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produced that presen-<lb></lb>
-tly after the said Lyon called the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-13">Francis Gore</rs>
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who had the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-14">Pinchbeck<lb></lb>
Watch</rs>
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and examined it also, that white the said Lyon was examining the said Watch<lb></lb>
this Informant came forward and Stood by them that he heard the said Lyon say to<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-15">Francis Gore</rs>
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he would give them Six Guineas for both the<lb></lb>
Watches that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-16">Francis Gore</rs>
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told the said Lyon he would have Six Guineas<lb></lb>
and half for them upon which the said Lyon put them in this Pocket and desired<lb></lb>
them to go home with him to his house and he would give them the Money upon<lb></lb>
which the said three Personswent away with the said Lyon; that when<lb></lb>
they were going away said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2620-17">Francis Gore</rs>
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desired this Informant to Sit Still in the said<lb></lb>
Public House till they came back and gave this Informant Six pence to Pay<lb></lb>
for two Pints of Beer which they had, Says he said sometime but they never returned</p>
<p n="2621">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
15th day of July 1772</p>
<p n="2622">W. Kelyngs}</p>
<p n="2623">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2623-1">Aaron<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Myers</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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