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taken on Oath the Ninth day of August 1784
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before me one of his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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This Informant
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William Barker
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Saith that on Saturday
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Morning the seventh day of August Instant his Dwelling house
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in
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Holywell Street Shoreditch
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Burglariously broke
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Cotton Gown
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one Silk Handkerchief a White Apron and other things the
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property of his Servant paid Honorable.
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This Informant Honor Able on her Oath Saith That she is
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of
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and that on Saturday Morning last her Masters Dwelling house
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in
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was broken open and stolen
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therefrom, One Cotton Gown, one Calamanca Shirt one Silk
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Handkerchief and other things her property and that
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and one Callamanca Shirt now produced
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by
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Duncan Menzies
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of Brick land
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Spitalfields
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in the
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of Middlesex
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Pawn broker
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is part of the property of this
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Informant
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of
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so Stolen as aforesaid
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This Informant
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John Armstrong
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Saith That he is A
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Head borough
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of the Parish of Saint Leonard
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Shoreditch
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and having heard that
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the above named
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William Barkers
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house
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had been broke open
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he was informed by the said
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William Barker
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that he suspected
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a Man and woman in Three Cup Alley
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Shoreditch
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of having
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broke open his House accordingly this Informant immediately
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went there and Took into his
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Custody
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Avis Wilkinson
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now
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under Examination
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This Informant
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Duncan Menzies
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Saith that he is a
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<
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Pawn broker
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and that a Cotton Gaon and one Calamanco Shirt
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lb
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now produced by him was Pawned with him by the
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Prisoner
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Avis Wilkinson
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now under Examination of the seventh
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day of August Instant
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Sworn the 9th. day of
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August 1784 before}
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Willmot
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Willim Bowker
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The Mark of
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Honor
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Abel
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inst
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lb
>
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lb
>
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rs
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>
John Armstrong
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interp
inst
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interp
inst
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"gender"
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lb
>
</
lb
>
Dun
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obscured
>
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obscured
>
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p
>
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div1
>
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