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THE Information of
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Taken this 20th Day of November 1783 before me
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of his Majesty's
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Who being upon Oath saith that about half past seven O Clock in the Evening
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of the Eighteenth day of Novr. Inst. he and Mr. Woodcock a Neighbour of his were
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he Served him with but having some suspicion from his looking
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over the Shop Counter as if he wanted to take something he
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Communicated the same to Mr. Woodcock who was also of the same
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Opinion. That on the said Persons going out he Bolled one
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door and shut the other door to which fastens with a
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again and had not been there more than Minutes when he imagined
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he heard a noise as if some person was going up Stairs. whereupon
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Mr. Woodcock looking into the Shop a Saw a Person looking
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with a Canister now also
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at the distance of about two Yards from
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Taken and Sworn at
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in the said County the day and year
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first above written before me}
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