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<p n="157"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo140">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n157-1">William Fleet</rs>
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of Gosport<lb></lb>
Carpenter and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n157-2">John Jenkinson</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo141">New Cross<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo142">Hedge Lane</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ34">Constable</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this 9th. day of January 1783</p>
<p n="158">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n158-1">William<lb></lb>
Fleet</rs>
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says that about three o Clock yesterday afternoon he went<lb></lb>
with a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n158-2">Richard Kennedy</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to the One Tun Alehouse in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo143">Coventry Street</rs>
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to Drink, at which<lb></lb>
time he had in his Pocket one Guinea, That after some<lb></lb>
Conversation said Kennedy told this Informant that he had<lb></lb>
no MondayThat this Informant and said Kennedy had some<lb></lb>
Beef Steaks and Beer together soon after which this Informant<lb></lb>
fell asleepThat he awoke in about half an hour when he<lb></lb>
saw the said Kennedy go out who said that he would be in<lb></lb>
again in a few MinutesThat said Kennedy returned in about<lb></lb>
an hour to this Informant and pulled out several Shillings<lb></lb>
and said he had changed a Guinea with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n158-4">Francis Mitchell</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
No. 5 Great East CheapThat he this Informant last Night<lb></lb>
enquired for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n158-5">Francis Mitchell</rs>
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at No. 5 Great East Cheap<lb></lb>
aforesaid and could not find any such PersonAnd further<lb></lb>
says that he is very sure the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n158-6">Richard Kennedy</rs>
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picked<lb></lb>
his Pocket of the GuineaAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n158-7">John Jenkinson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that last Night<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
about 6 o' Clock he apprehended the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n158-8">Richard Kennedy</rs>
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at the One Tun aforesaid and found<lb></lb>
upon him seventeen shillings and Six pence</p>
<p n="159">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
9th. day of Janry: 1783}</p>
<p n="160"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n160-1">Sampn Wright</rs>
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<p n="161"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n161-1">William Fleet</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n161-2">John Jenkinson</rs>
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