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<p n="496"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo549">Middlesex</rs>
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(to Wit)</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n496-1">John Stainbank</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ185">Master</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ186">Part<lb></lb>
Owner of the Sloop</rs>
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Britannia now lying at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo550">Horsely down Stairs</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo551">Surry</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n496-2">John Richardson</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo552">Greenwick</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo553">County of Kent</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ187">Waterman</rs>
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and Excise Officer. Taken<lb></lb>
this Twenty second day of February 1785 before us Two<lb></lb>
of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ188">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for the said<lb></lb>
County.</p>
<p n="497">Who being on their Oaths severally say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n497-1">John Stainbank</rs>
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for himself<lb></lb>
Saith that on Thursday night or Friday Morning last his said Sloop lying thin at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo554">West Lane Stairs</rs>
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was<lb></lb>
Boarded by Some persons as he has been Informed who<del>feloniously</del>
took and Carried<lb></lb>
away Two Bags of Cotton. but who the persons were that stole the same he this<lb></lb>
Informant knoweth not or can tellAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n497-2">John Richardson</rs>
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for himself<lb></lb>
Saith that he was stationed on Board the said Sloop<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
by the Commissioners of his<lb></lb>
Majestys Excise and was at the time the above mentioned Robbery was Committed<lb></lb>
on Board the said Sloop<del>Sloop</del>
and that these was a Box on Board the said<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Sloop<lb></lb>
Containing a Great Coat a pair of Trowsers<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
three Gauging Rules a Funnell and some spiles which said Box and the<lb></lb>
Contents thereof are the property of this Informant. and was stolen in the said Ship the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
time abovementioned Further Saith that he verily believes<lb></lb>
the Great Coat, Trowsers<del>and</del>
Guaging Rules particularly the One on which her Name is wrote as also the Funnel and spiles now produced are the same which together with<lb></lb>
the Box were<del>feloniously</del>
taken and Carried away as aforesaid, and that three persons now<lb></lb>
here present who call themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n497-3">Alexander<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Faulkner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n497-4">James Turner</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n497-5">Elias Abrahams</rs>
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are the persons<lb></lb>
who Stole the same.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n497-6">William Elbey</rs>
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says he found the Gauging rules now produced.<del>the</del>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the Two Gimblets<lb></lb>
the piece of Small Iron chain and Tin Funnel likewise produced on Friday Morning last between the<lb></lb>
<del>He</del>
and the Old hours of Seven and Eight Great Coat Blue with frequents of Cotton thereon in the House of Mrs. Chafey in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo555">Williams Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo556">New Gravel Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo557">St. George</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
at the same time he found <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n497-7">Alexander Falconer</rs>
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<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in the said house and on Monday last he found the<lb></lb>
Trowsers now produced in the said house</p>
<p n="498"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n498-1">George Forrester</rs>
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for himself saith he was with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n498-74">William Elbee</rs>
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at the Appreharding <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n498-2">Alexander<lb></lb>
Falconer</rs>
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<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in the house of Mrs. Chafey in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo558">Williams Court</rs>
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aforesaid and saw the Rules Gimblets piece<lb></lb>
of Small Iron chain Tin Funnel and the Old Blue Great Coat now produced in the hands of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n498-3">William Elbey</rs>
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<lb></lb>
likewise the Cornsack marked <obscured></obscured>
.Mauning in the said house between the hours of Seven and Eight on Friday<lb></lb>
Morning last say he went from the said Mrs. Chafey to Mrs. Dorman in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo559">Elbow Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo560">Shadwell</rs>
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where<lb></lb>
he found <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n498-4">James Turner</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n498-5">Elias Abrahams</rs>
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in the Garret where was <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n498-6">John Orange</rs>
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who had Secured<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n498-7">James Turner</rs>
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- says he found the Dark coloured Bag and dirt coloured great Coat with<lb></lb>
Fragments of Cotton thereon now produced in the said Garret</p>
<p n="499">Sworn<lb></lb>
The <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date98">22nd day of Feb 1786</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Before us</p>
<p n="500"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n500-1">John Staples</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45031_n500-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n500-2">John Woodham</rs>
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</p>
<p n="501"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n501-1">John Standbanks</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45031_n501-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n501-2">John Richardson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n501-3">William Elbey</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n501-4">Geo Foreister</rs>
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