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<p n="1443"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1029">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1443-1">Robert Chilton</rs>
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a Lodger at Mr.<lb></lb>
Allens No. 10 Cannon Row <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1030">Westminster</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1443-3">Joseph<lb></lb>
Wassell</rs>
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of the Broad Sancturay <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1031">Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45026_occ355">Pawnbroker</rs>
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taken before me this 17th. day of Augst. 178<obscured></obscured>
.</p>
<p n="1444">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1444-1">Robert Chilton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says, about half past one o'Clock on Thursday morning last as he was<lb></lb>
passing by <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1032">Whitehall</rs>
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in his way to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1033">Cannon Row</rs>
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aforesaid, a<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
out upon him, knocked him down and robbed him of the Gold<lb></lb>
Watch now produced and a purseAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1444-2">Joseph Wassell</rs>
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says<lb></lb>
that about 8 oClock on the said Thursday morning a person now present who<lb></lb>
calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1444-3">Thomas Claddenboul</rs>
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came to this Informants Shop<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo1034">Broad Sanctuary</rs>
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aforesaid, and offered to this Informant<lb></lb>
the said Gold Watch to pledge, saying at the same time, it was<lb></lb>
a Metal oneThat suspecting he had not come Honesty by<lb></lb>
the said Watch, he stopped the same and desired said Claddenboul<lb></lb>
to bring some person to him, who was a House keeper, and who<lb></lb>
could prove it was his WatchThat said Claddenboul went<lb></lb>
away and returned in about half an hour bringing with him<lb></lb>
a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1444-4">James Taylor</rs>
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, who<lb></lb>
told this Informant that he kept the Duck in Duck Land Westmin-<lb></lb>
ster, that he well knew the said Claddenboul by his having used<lb></lb>
his Housethat he knew said Claddenboul had a Watch at that<lb></lb>
time by his lending Money on itThat at this time said Watch<lb></lb>
was lying on the Compter and within the sight of said Taylor who<lb></lb>
said that said Watch was Claddenbouls property</p>
<p n="1445">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
17th. day of August 1782}</p>
<p n="1446"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1446-1">Thos: Gilbert</rs>
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<p n="1447"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1447-1">Robt.. Chilton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1447-2">Joseph Wassell</rs>
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