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<p n="1090"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1088">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit}</note>
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<p n="1091">The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1091-1">Ralph Clay</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1091-45">Job Tidder</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1091-2">John Norris</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1091-3">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ441">Esquire</rs>
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one of His Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ442">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the said County the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date182">22d<lb></lb>
day of April 1786</rs>
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<p n="1092">who being on their Oaths say And first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1092-1">Ralph Clay</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith that there hath been lately Stolen from out of<lb></lb>
his Ware house in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1089">George Yard</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1090">Tower Hill</rs>
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a Quantity of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ443">Tobacco</rs>
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<p n="1093">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1093-1">Job Tidder</rs>
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for himself saith that belives with<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1093-2">William Brooks</rs>
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a <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1091">Gun Smith</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1092">George Yard</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1093">Tower<lb></lb>
Hill</rs>
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That he hath several times seen the person<lb></lb>
now present who say his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1093-3">George parrymore</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and another Person not present<del>That he particular</del>
<lb></lb>
in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a Tobacco Ware house Adjoining to his said Masters House<lb></lb>
That the last time he so saw them there in was about<lb></lb>
half an hour after Seven o' Clock on Sunday morning last<lb></lb>
that the said <del>George Parry moer</del>
Newson not presents called to this<lb></lb>
Informant and desired him to fasten up his Masters<lb></lb>
Dog which was loose in the Yard that they had been<lb></lb>
in the Warehouse all night and were aforesaid to<lb></lb>
came out That he this Informant Fastened up the Dog said<lb></lb>
and then went and told his Master what he had seen<lb></lb>
that he went out again into the Yard when the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1093-65">George parrymure</rs>
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and the other person were both<lb></lb>
gone</p>
<p n="1094">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1094-1">John Norris</rs>
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for himself saith that he is one of our<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ444">Kings Lockers</rs>
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belonging to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1094">Custom house</rs>
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That he<lb></lb>
was on Duty in a Tobacco Warehouse belonging to<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1094-2">Ralph Clay</rs>
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Situate in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1095">George Yard</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1096">Tower Hill</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on Wednesday the twelfth of April<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Instant<lb></lb>
That he locked the same up about Six o' Clock him<lb></lb>
the Evening of that day and carried the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
They to<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1097">Custom House</rs>
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further saith that he did not go again<lb></lb>
to the said Warehouse before Monday last being then<lb></lb>
sent for by Mr. Clay and told the Warehouse had been<lb></lb>
RobbedThat upon unlocking the dear and going<lb></lb>
therein with Mr. Clay he saw two Cash, broker open<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
and along saw about one hundred pounds weight of Tobacco<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in two Bags ready to be carried away<lb></lb>
Lastly saith that no person (except with a false they)<lb></lb>
could enter the said Warehouse<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in the absense<lb></lb>
of this Informant</p>
<p n="1095"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1095-1">Rals Clay</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1095-2">Job Tidder</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1095-3">John Norris</rs>
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<p n="1096">Sworn before me at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1098">White Chapel</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the day and year first above<lb></lb>
Written %</p>
<p n="1097"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1097-1">John Staples</rs>
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