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The Information of
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taken before me this 11th. day of
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March 1783
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Who being upon Oath say and first the said
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says that a Peacock now produced is the property of his
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Grace The Duke of Northumberland and was stolen either
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on Thursday Night or Friday morning last from his Graces
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Premises at Sion in the
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together with
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two other Peacocks and a Turkey Hen-That having some
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suspicion that the said Birds were concealed in the Possession
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of two Persons now present who call themselves
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George
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Mary Ward
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, he obtained a Search Warrant
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to search their Premises in Holborn-That when he
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went to their House he asked the said
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after Several other Question, whether she had
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any pied Peacocks to Sell, as he wanted to send them on board
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Ship that Night, to which she replied, it was not in her
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power to let him have any that Night, but in the Course
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two days she couldThat he went away to said
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Mc. Manus and they returned to Search said House
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That he went up into a one pair of Stairs Room in said
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House, the WIndow of which was open, where he saw the
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said Peacock now produced standing on some Tiles of
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ashed on the outside of the Window of the Yard and that
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in said Room was a Quantity of Corn and Barley
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scattered on the Floor, apparently for he said Bird to feed on and
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no other Bird in said RoomThat Previous to his
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going into said one pair of Stairs Room he went into
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the Yard where the said Shed was, when he is very
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sure there was no Peacock standing thereonAnd the
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said Patrick Mc. Manus says that he went with said
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to execute said Search Warrant and after
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searching the Yard of said Mc. Dougals and Wards house
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he went up to said One pair of Stairs Room where the said
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