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<p n="172"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo155">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n172-1">James Kerton</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo156">Saint Anns Lane<lb></lb>
Westminster</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ38">Soldier</rs>
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in the Cold stream Regiment<lb></lb>
of foot Guards taken before me this 24th. day of<lb></lb>
December 1782.</p>
<p n="173">Who being upon Oath says that last Sunday was<lb></lb>
sevennight between the hours of two and three o Clock as this Infor-<lb></lb>
-mant was passing along <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo157">Saint Anns Lane</rs>
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he observed two<lb></lb>
Persons now present who call themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n173-1">James Willis</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n173-2">David Branwood</rs>
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who were pulling down four Houses<lb></lb>
belonging to the Governors of the Gray Coat Hospital in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo158">Tothill<lb></lb>
Fields</rs>
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of the Royal Foundation of Queen Ann<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n173-3">David Branwood</rs>
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had in his Hands a long<lb></lb>
Wooden Pole and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
pulled down and demolished a<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
a great Quantity of Wood Work of said Houses and carried<lb></lb>
away the Timber belonging to the same; and that the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n173-4">James Willis</rs>
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was very Active in carrying away<lb></lb>
more of said Timber after said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n173-5">David Branwood</rs>
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had<lb></lb>
pulled it downThat there<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
were to the Amount<lb></lb>
of<del>there</del>
Thirty Persons<del>persons</del>
present who were all<lb></lb>
riotously and tumultuously assembled together to the<lb></lb>
Disturbance of the Public Peace and who assisted in pulling<lb></lb>
down the said Dwelling Houses all the insides of which<lb></lb>
an pulled down and carried away Jas Kerton</p>
<p n="174">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
24th. day of Decemr. 1782}</p>
<p n="175"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo159">Addington</rs>
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