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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2353-1">Thomas Bishop</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2353-2">Richard Curtis</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
same place <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1022">Gentleman</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2353-3">Margaret Bennett</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1023">Wife</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2353-4">John Bennett</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2537">Great Russell Street</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
one this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date414">15th. day of December 1786</rs>
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<p n="2354">Who being on Oath severally say and first the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2354-1">Thomas Bishop</rs>
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for himself saith that about<lb></lb>
Eight o Clock last Night he and Mr. Curtis called<lb></lb>
upon Mr. Bennett in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2538">Great Russell Street</rs>
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where<lb></lb>
they supped That about one o' Clock Mr. Curtis and Mrs.<lb></lb>
Bennett left the Room at which time Mr. Curtis<lb></lb>
gave this Informant twenty six Guineas and a half<lb></lb>
which he put into a Glove with another Guinea of his<lb></lb>
own that he put the Glove into his Right Hand Coat<lb></lb>
Pocket That he took off his Coat and put it<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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on a Sopha in the Room That he lay down upon<lb></lb>
the Sopha and put the Coat under his Head at<lb></lb>
which time the Person now present and calling herself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2354-2">Ann Barry</rs>
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was in the Room and no other Person<lb></lb>
whatever That when he awaked in the Morning the Coat<lb></lb>
was in the same situation as when he went to sleep<lb></lb>
That he got up and went into the next Room where<lb></lb>
Mr. Curtis was in bed witt Mrs. Bennett Carring the Coat upon the Sopha as aforesaid That when<lb></lb>
he returned into the said Room The Coat was removed<lb></lb>
into the Middle of the Sopha and soon after he<lb></lb>
missed the said Glove and Money And this Informant<lb></lb>
further Says that he verily believers the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2354-3">Ann<lb></lb>
Barry</rs>
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feloniously stole the said Glove and the said<lb></lb>
twenty seven Guinea as and a half And this Informant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2354-4">Richard Curtis</rs>
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for himself saith That he went with<lb></lb>
Mr. Person to Mr. Bennetts as aforesaid That he<lb></lb>
gave to said Mr. Brown twenty six Guineas and a<lb></lb>
half soon after which<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
he left the said Mr.<lb></lb>
Brown and went to bed and that early this Morning<lb></lb>
the said Mr. Brown acquainted this Informant that<lb></lb>
a Glove</p>
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