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<p n="1017"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo993">Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="1018">The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1018-1">Charles Wales</rs>
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taken upon Oath before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1018-2">Wm. Blackborow</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ404">Esqr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
One of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ405">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
and for the said County this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date168">30th. day of<lb></lb>
March 1786</rs>
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<p n="1019">This Informant upon his Oath saith that on Tuesday<lb></lb>
last the 28th. day of March instant at about the hour of Six of<lb></lb>
the clock in the Evening He this Informant was in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo994">Smithfield</rs>
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near to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo995">the Bear and Ragged staff Inn</rs>
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and perceived the<lb></lb>
Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1019-1">John Clemmenson</rs>
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pass him with the parcel now<lb></lb>
produced in his Arms before him and in a short time<lb></lb>
After a Bag followed calling out Stop Thief upon which<lb></lb>
a Man with a large stick went up to the boy and pushed<lb></lb>
him down This Informant then Suspected that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1019-2">John Clemmenson</rs>
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who had passed by with the parcel as<lb></lb>
aforesaid was the Thief and immediately pursued him<lb></lb>
and saw him turn the Corner of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo996">Green hills Rents</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
then lost sight of him until he was in the hands of the<lb></lb>
Constable but the parcel was dropt in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo997">Green hills<lb></lb>
Rents</rs>
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aforesaid near to a Bakers And this Informt<lb></lb>
further saith that he should have taken the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1019-3">John<lb></lb>
Clemmenson</rs>
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but was intimidated and prevented<lb></lb>
by several persons whom this Informant believes were<lb></lb>
his Accomplices.</p>
<p n="1020">Taken & Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
Day and Year first above<lb></lb>
Written.}</p>
<p n="1021">W Blackborow</p>
<p n="1022"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1022-1">Charles Wales</rs>
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