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<p n="696"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo569">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n696-1">John Bagshaw</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo570">Staples<lb></lb>
Inn</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo571">Holborn</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ199">Gentleman</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n696-59">Vincent Francis<lb></lb>
Rivez</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo572">Broad Street buildings</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo573">City of<lb></lb>
London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ200">Gentleman</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date140">26th<lb></lb>
day of February 1785</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="697">Who being on Oath say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n697-1">John Bagshaw</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that about ¼ past 5 o'Clock this Evening as he this<lb></lb>
Informant was going into the Pit at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo574">Drury Lane Theatre</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the Passage of which he thought he felt a hand at his breeches<lb></lb>
pocket he immediately put his hand to his pocket when he found<lb></lb>
his Watch had been Stolen, Informant immediately turned his<lb></lb>
head when he saw a person now present who calls himself<lb></lb>
SW. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n697-2">George Barrington</rs>
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near him,<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
that he immediately followed and<lb></lb>
SW. Charged him with having taken his Watch that said Barrington<lb></lb>
SW. then held out his hand as in the Act of delivering Something<del>son</del>
another Person who was near<lb></lb>
him when a Scuffle ensued between Informant and said<lb></lb>
Barrington and Informant's Watch fell on the Ground, when<lb></lb>
Informant Picked it up and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
laid hold of said Barrington<lb></lb>
SW. And Informant further says that he is Sure that said Barrington is<lb></lb>
the Person that Stole his Watch as aforesaid, And the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n697-4">Vincent Francis Rivar</rs>
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says that he was in company with<lb></lb>
said Bagshaw at that time, and heard him Say to a Person<lb></lb>
SW.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
he then had hold of (where this Informant verily believes to be<lb></lb>
said Barrington)" Sir you have got my Watch" at which time<lb></lb>
he heard something fall on the ground which proved to be said<lb></lb>
Bagshaw Watch.</p>
<p n="698">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date141">26th. day of Febry. 1785</rs>
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<p n="699"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n699-1">Sampr Wright</rs>
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<p n="700"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n700-1">Jno. Bagshaw</rs>
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<lb></lb>
B. F. Rivaz</p>
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