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to wit</note>
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The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2749-1">Richard Holmes</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
Elder of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2922">Kentish Town</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2749-2">Richard Holmes</rs>
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the Younger his Son <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2749-3">Edward Hughes</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ1144">Servant</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2749-4">RIchard Holmes</rs>
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the Elder and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2749-5">Peter<lb></lb>
Tankyns</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2923">Kentish Town</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date470">16th. day of December 1786</rs>
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<p n="2750">who being on Oath severally say and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2750-1">Richard Holmes</rs>
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the Elder for himself saith that<lb></lb>
the two Turkeys now produced are his Property<lb></lb>
and were feloniously stolen from his Turkey House<lb></lb>
last Night And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2750-2">Richard Holmes</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
Younger for himself saith that between the Hours<lb></lb>
of eight and Nine o'Clock last Night he was asked<lb></lb>
by his Fathers Maid Servant whether the Fowls<lb></lb>
were put up as she had heard a Flulloring in the<lb></lb>
yard That in consequence of that enquiry he and his<lb></lb>
Father went out of the House and went into the<lb></lb>
Turkey House in which he had Shut up the Turkeys<lb></lb>
in the beginning of the Evening That he found the<lb></lb>
Door unlock'd and missed two Turkeys and hearing<lb></lb>
the Yard Door shut this Informant went and<lb></lb>
called <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2750-3">Edward Hughes</rs>
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now present That this<lb></lb>
Informant his Father and said Hughes then went<lb></lb>
down the Field and a little Dog them That the<lb></lb>
Dog ran before them and when they came to dump<lb></lb>
of Bricks at about 40 Rods distance from the<lb></lb>
said Gate the Dog bark'd That upon their coming<lb></lb>
up to the said Bricks he saw the Person now<lb></lb>
Present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2750-4">William East</rs>
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standing<lb></lb>
and the Baskett containing the said two Turkeys<lb></lb>
laying by him That upon their<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
going<lb></lb>
towards said East he attempted to run away but<lb></lb>
they secured him and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2750-5">Edward Hughes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for himself saith that he went with his said Master<lb></lb>
Holmes and assisted in securing the said East<lb></lb>
And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2750-6">Peter Tomkyns</rs>
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for himself saith</p>
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