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to wit}</note>
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The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n210-1">Matthew Hazell</rs>
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and<del>Joshua</del>
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1787</rs>
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<p n="211">Who being on their Oaths say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n211-1">Matthew<lb></lb>
Hazell</rs>
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<del>The</del>
Say and cash<lb></lb>
Speaking for themselves say that they yesterday<lb></lb>
morning about Six o'Clock they stopped the Person<lb></lb>
now present who says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n211-3">James Handley</rs>
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with the Soap now produced<lb></lb>
in his Possession that on Asking him what he had go to<lb></lb>
he answered thirts which Caused them to search him<lb></lb>
And finding soap they took him to the Watch house<lb></lb>
on Suspicion of having Stolen the same</p>
<p n="212">his<lb></lb>
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Hazell</rs>
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Mark</p>
<p n="213">his<lb></lb>
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Mark</p>
<p n="214">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n214-1">Jonathan Punshon</rs>
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for himself<lb></lb>
Saith that he lives in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo239">Bishopgate Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo240">London</rs>
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in Partners hiss with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n214-2">Samuel Stone</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ90">in the Oil and<lb></lb>
Colour Trade</rs>
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That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n214-3">James Handley</rs>
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is their<lb></lb>
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and had access to the Cellar where they<lb></lb>
usually deposit their Soap That He this Informant<lb></lb>
doth Suspect the said Soap now Produced is the<lb></lb>
Property of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n214-4">Saml Stone</rs>
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and himself and that<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n214-5">James Handley</rs>
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hath Stolen the same</p>
<p n="215">Taken and both Sworn before us<lb></lb>
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the day and Year first<lb></lb>
above written</p>
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<p n="218">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n218-1">James Handley</rs>
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being Examined saith That<lb></lb>
Yesterday Morning about Six o'Clock he Stole<lb></lb>
the said Soap now produced out of the Cellar of<lb></lb>
his Masters in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo241">Bishopgate Street</rs>
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and was<lb></lb>
going to sell the same to a Woman in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo242">Black<lb></lb>
Lion Yard</rs>
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but does not Know her name<lb></lb>
That he hath before<del>Stolen</del>
Sold her Soap which<lb></lb>
he got from the same place</p>
<p n="219">Taken before us the day &<lb></lb>
Year first above written}</p>
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