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<p n="715"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo543">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n715-1">Charles Ball</rs>
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, Martha his Wife, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n715-2">Mary<lb></lb>
Jones</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n715-3">Samuel Glade</rs>
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Jacob Nordan, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n715-4">Simon Emanuel</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n715-5">Robert Nelson</rs>
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taken before me this 26th. day of<lb></lb>
April 1783</p>
<p n="716">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-1">Charles Ball</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that a Man was (employed by this Informants Wife on the 30th. day<lb></lb>
of May last as a Porter to carry a Box or Portmant can and a<lb></lb>
Bonnet Box to the Ram Inn in Smith field to go to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo544">Northampton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
That he observed said Man whilst his Wife and he were talking<lb></lb>
and paid him eight pence and as he thinks a pint of Porter for<lb></lb>
carrying the same, and further says that he doth verily believe a<lb></lb>
Person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-2">Benjamin Williams</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
be the Person who was employed as aforesaid, but on Enquiry<lb></lb>
which this Informant made<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
afterwards at the Ram Inn<lb></lb>
aforesaid he found he had never carried said Boxes to said Ram Inn<lb></lb>
The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-3">Martha Ball</rs>
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says that she recollects delivering said Boxes<lb></lb>
to a Man on said 30th day of<del>April</del>
May last which Boxes<lb></lb>
contained a White Sattin Gown now produced a white Cambrick<lb></lb>
Polonese and Coat, a Chintz Pattern Gown-a Black mode Clock<lb></lb>
and other Wearing Apparel to the value of Forty pounds<lb></lb>
and upwards and further says that she doth verily believe that<lb></lb>
said Boxes were delivered to said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-4">Benjamin William</rs>
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The<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-5">Mary Jones</rs>
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says that she was present when said Boxes were<lb></lb>
delivered and is very sure that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-6">Benjamin Williams</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the Person to whom they were deliveredThe said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-7">Samuel Glade</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Says that a white Sattin Gown now produced was pawned at his<lb></lb>
Shop in June last by a Woman-That the next day the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-8">Benjamin Williams</rs>
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and the said<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-9">Simon Emanuel</rs>
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<lb></lb>
came to his Shop and said Simon Emanuel<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
paid<lb></lb>
him for the gown by the desire of said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-11">Benjamin Williams</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
said he was going to Sell the same to said EmanuelThe<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-12">Jacob Nordan</rs>
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says that he is in Partnership with said<lb></lb>
Simon Emanuel<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n716-14">Benjamin Williams</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and he met by Accident about nine Months agoThat said<lb></lb>
Williams told this Informant he had a handsome Gown and other<lb></lb>
things in Pawn which wanted to Sell and asked him to<lb></lb>
go with him and but the sameThat he met said Williams<lb></lb>
by Appointment the same day abt. ½ part 1 o Clock when he</p>
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