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<lb></lb>
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one<lb></lb>
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in and for the<lb></lb>
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<p n="719">Who being on their Oath say and First the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n719-1">John<lb></lb>
Langley</rs>
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for himself saith that a Quantity of Lead hath been<lb></lb>
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Situate in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo591">Gowers Walk</rs>
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since Friday last and<lb></lb>
that the length of the Gutter or Place so Stripped is<lb></lb>
Fifteen Feet</p>
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that about two Months ago he took Measure<lb></lb>
and put up a Quantity of Lead on Two Houses belonging<lb></lb>
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that<del>he</del>
from the Measure<del>and</del>
Dimensions and this Mark of the weight thereon aforesaid of the<lb></lb>
Lead now Produced by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n720-3">James Mathews</rs>
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<lb></lb>
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Houses of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n720-4">John Langley</rs>
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half an Hour after five o'Clock on Saturday morning<lb></lb>
last he saw the Person now present who Says his<lb></lb>
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<del>his</del>
wheeling a Barrow<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
That<del>he as</del>
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his Head Saith that he Stopped the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n720-7">Thomas Jones</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and the said Boy and with the assistance of a<lb></lb>
Watchman took them both towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo598">White Chapel</rs>
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<del>with</del>
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<del>Chapel</del>
House where the said Boy escaped and the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n720-8">Thomas Jones</rs>
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endeavoured to escape but was<lb></lb>
retaken Saith that part of the Lead now Produced was<lb></lb>
in the Barrow which the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n720-9">Thomas Jones</rs>
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& year first above written}</p>
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Junr.<lb></lb>
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