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<p n="2887"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1972">Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to wit</note>
}<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2887-1">William Barker</rs>
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Abel</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2887-3">John Arms</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2887-4">Duncan Menzies</rs>
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taken on Oath the Ninth day of August 1784<lb></lb>
before me one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ700">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1973">County of Middlesex</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="2888">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2888-1">William Barker</rs>
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Saith that on Saturday<lb></lb>
Morning the seventh day of August Instant his Dwelling house<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1974">Holywell Street Shoreditch</rs>
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was<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Burglariously broke<lb></lb>
open and stolen therefrom One <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2888-2">Cotton Gown</rs>
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, One Calamanco shirt<lb></lb>
one Silk Handkerchief a White Apron and other things the<lb></lb>
property of his Servant paid Honorable.</p>
<p n="2889">This Informant Honor Able on her Oath Saith That she is<lb></lb>
a Servant to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2889-1">William Barker</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1975">Holywell Street Shoreditch</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and that on Saturday Morning last her Masters Dwelling house<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1976">Holywell Street Shoreditch</rs>
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was broken open and stolen<lb></lb>
therefrom, One Cotton Gown, one Calamanca Shirt one Silk<lb></lb>
Handkerchief and other things her property and that<lb></lb>
One <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2889-2">Cotton Gown</rs>
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and one Callamanca Shirt now produced<lb></lb>
by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2889-3">Duncan Menzies</rs>
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of Brick land <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1977">Spitalfields</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1978">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ701">Pawn broker</rs>
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is part of the property of this<lb></lb>
Informant<del>of</del>
so Stolen as aforesaid</p>
<p n="2890">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2890-1">John Armstrong</rs>
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Saith That he is A <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ702">Head borough</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the Parish of Saint Leonard <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1979">Shoreditch</rs>
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and having heard that<lb></lb>
the above named <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2890-2">William Barkers</rs>
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house<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
had been broke open<lb></lb>
he was informed by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2890-3">William Barker</rs>
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that he suspected<lb></lb>
a Man and woman in Three Cup Alley <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1980">Shoreditch</rs>
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of having<lb></lb>
broke open his House accordingly this Informant immediately<lb></lb>
went there and Took into his <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ703">Custody</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2890-4">Avis Wilkinson</rs>
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now<lb></lb>
under Examination</p>
<p n="2891">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2891-1">Duncan Menzies</rs>
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Saith that he is a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ704">Pawn broker</rs>
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and that a Cotton Gaon and one Calamanco Shirt<lb></lb>
now produced by him was Pawned with him by the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ705">Prisoner</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2891-2">Avis Wilkinson</rs>
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now under Examination of the seventh<lb></lb>
day of August Instant</p>
<p n="2892">Sworn the 9th. day of<lb></lb>
August 1784 before}<lb></lb>
Willmot</p>
<p n="2893"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2893-1">Willim Bowker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
The Mark of <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2893-2">Honor<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Abel</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n2893-3">John Armstrong</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Dun<obscured></obscured>
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