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to wit</note>
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The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2250-26">George Boustred</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2439">Hornsey</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2440">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2250-1">James<lb></lb>
Mc. Manas</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2441">the Coal yard</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2250-2">William Friend</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2443">Hanney</rs>
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aforesaid <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ971">Labourer</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2250-3">Edward Banks</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2444">Brewington Green</rs>
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taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date399">23rd. day of November 1786</rs>
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<p n="2251">Who being on Oath severally say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2251-1">George<lb></lb>
Bourford</rs>
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for himself saith, that about Month since he sent<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
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several Sheep to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2445">Newington Green</rs>
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to be taken care of that Yesterday<lb></lb>
Morning about eight o' Clock he was informed one of the said Sheep<lb></lb>
was stolen and was at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2446">Islington</rs>
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That he went to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2447">Islington</rs>
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where<lb></lb>
he saw the said Sheep and found it tobe his PropertyAnd the<lb></lb>
said James Mc. Manas for himself saith that as he was on the<lb></lb>
Patrole duly on Tuesday Night last with his party he that the<lb></lb>
Person now present and calling himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2251-3">Thomas Brown</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
another person who was leaded with something a PeckThat<lb></lb>
he slopt them and demanded what they had got and upon<lb></lb>
seizing the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2251-4">Thomas Brown</rs>
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he bid his Companion lay down<lb></lb>
the Lead adding at the same time, that the Pack and its contents<lb></lb>
were their own propertyThat upon Examining the Condents<lb></lb>
he Ground it to be a Shop, and that the said Sheep appeared to be just<lb></lb>
killed, was quite warne had its Threat cut, and a Lord about its<lb></lb>
Neck, and was not skinned Lord the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2251-36">William Friends</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith he is <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ973">Shepherd</rs>
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to said Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2251-376">George Benstred</rs>
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that he<lb></lb>
her seen the said Sheep and is very sure it was his master's<lb></lb>
Property, from the Brand he this Informant made on the<lb></lb>
Horn of the said Sheep And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2251-5">Edward Banks</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith that for some Years past he had been employed<lb></lb>
by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2251-89">Thomas Ludgate</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2448">Newengton Green</rs>
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as a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ974">Shepherd</rs>
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to look<lb></lb>
after Sheep, that her Master had taken in as Agritments That<lb></lb>
her said Master about a Month ago took in several Sheep<lb></lb>
belonging to said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2251-74">George Boustred</rs>
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, That on Tuesday Monring<lb></lb>
last he counted the said Sheep and they were all there That on<lb></lb>
Wednesday Morning last he recounted there and <obscured></obscured>
one<lb></lb>
and that in looking about he traced the Blood of a sheep lately<lb></lb>
KilledThat he has seen a Sheep now at the House of One<lb></lb>
Wyatt.</p>
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