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<p n="502"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo561">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n502-1">Richard<lb></lb>
Wear</rs>
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taken upon Oath before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n502-2">William<lb></lb>
Blackborow</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ189">Esqr</rs>
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. One of His Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ190">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the said County<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date99">7th. day of February 1786</rs>
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<p n="503">This Informant upon his Oath saith that he<lb></lb>
is a Watchman for the District of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo562">Union Court</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo563">Bleeding<lb></lb>
Heart Yard</rs>
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in the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo564">Saffron Hill Hatton Garden and<lb></lb>
Ely rents</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo565">Saint Andrew Holborn</rs>
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in the said County<lb></lb>
That about the hour of Four of the Clock in the Morning of Sunday<lb></lb>
the Fifth day of February instant this Informant found the<lb></lb>
Cellar Window of the House of Mrs. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n503-1">Isabella Chapman</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo566">Union<lb></lb>
Court</rs>
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aforesaid was broke open and at the same time saw<lb></lb>
a light thro' the Shutters upon which this Informant went to<lb></lb>
the House Door in order to inform the People of the House<lb></lb>
and on Striking against the door with his Stick he found<lb></lb>
that open likewise this Informant then went into the House<lb></lb>
and endeavoured to get into the Yard as he heard some Persons<lb></lb>
getting away he then went up the Stairs and called the<lb></lb>
People of the House up and the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ191">maid Servant</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n503-2">Edward Mason</rs>
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a Lodger then came down they then<lb></lb>
went into the Yard and the maid Servant picked up Three<lb></lb>
Silver Tea Spoons Three Six pences and some halfpence which<lb></lb>
the Persons had dropt in getting away and which this<lb></lb>
Informant believes were the Property of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n503-3">Isabella<lb></lb>
Chapman</rs>
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This Informant with one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n503-4">Thomas Mc. Lern</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ192">City<lb></lb>
Watchman</rs>
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whom this Informant had called to his Assistance<lb></lb>
and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n503-5">Edward Mason</rs>
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then went to the next House<lb></lb>
in order to search for the Persons who had broke the House<lb></lb>
aforesaid open and in the Yard this Informant laid<lb></lb>
hold of the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n503-6">Henry Thompson</rs>
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and brought him</p>
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