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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n168-1">Richard<lb></lb>
Townsend</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ73">Shopman</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n168-2">Joseph<lb></lb>
Capps</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo201">Oxford Street</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ74">Linen<lb></lb>
Draper</rs>
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and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n168-3">Joseph Capps</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date35">28th day of<lb></lb>
March 1787</rs>
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<p n="169">Who being upon Oath severally say and<lb></lb>
first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n169-1">Richard Townsend</rs>
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for himself<lb></lb>
Says that at about Seven o'Clock on Monday<lb></lb>
Evening last he saw the Person now present<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n169-2">Joseph Manning</rs>
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and another Person now at large talking<lb></lb>
together at the Door of his Masters Shop in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo202">Oxford Street</rs>
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aforesaid That they came into<lb></lb>
the Shop together when the Prisoner asked<lb></lb>
for a quarter of a Yard of Cloth at one Shilling<lb></lb>
per Yard That an Apprentice to Mr. Capps<lb></lb>
showed him some of that Price That the<lb></lb>
Person who came in with the Prisoner said<lb></lb>
to him (the Prisoner) do you think that will<lb></lb>
''be enough'' and then drew back to the door<lb></lb>
That Mr. Capps called out to the Apprentice<lb></lb>
to get over the Counter for he was sure the<lb></lb>
Men were thieves That the said Man<lb></lb>
immediately took a Piece of Cloth and ran<lb></lb>
out of the Shop with it And the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n169-3">Joseph Capps</rs>
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for himself saith that he<lb></lb>
Saw the Companion of the Prisoner take<lb></lb>
a Piece of Cloth out of his Shop and run<lb></lb>
away when he camed the Prisoner to he<lb></lb>
secured</p>
<p n="170"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n170-1">Richd. Townsend</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n170-2">Jos: Capps</rs>
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<p n="171">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
the day and Year aforesaid}</p>
<p n="172"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n172-1">Sampr Wright</rs>
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