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The Information of
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Love Lane
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Arthur Shakespear
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Francis Pugh
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No.
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5
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Hatcheler
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Mr. Shakespear and
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Richard West
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Taken this
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10th day of Dec 1787
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Before us Two of His Majesty's
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Justice
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of the Peace
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in and for the said County who being on Oath say and first
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The said
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in his said Masters Property and was taken some time last night
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from the Yarn house of his said Master situate in
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Sun Severn field
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Shadwell
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Francis Pugh
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on his Oath saith he can safely swear
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the said Piece of Lead in his Master property and is part of a Gulter
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between his said Masters Yarn house and Mr. Thompsons Ragging house
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adjoining-he having put the sar and Morter on the same
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Richard
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West
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on his Oath saith he was present at the sarring the said Gath
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and that he has no doubt the piece of Lead produced is the same as was
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affired as aforesaid by
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Francis Pugh
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Thos. Walker
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Taken and Sworn
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The Day and Year abovementioned
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Before us
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John Staples
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his
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Francis
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Pugh
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Mark
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Peter Greene
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Richard West
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John Soal
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on his Oath saith that he is
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Private Watchman
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to the
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Inhabitants of
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St. Paul Shadwell
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who have Richd door into
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the Rope
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Ground
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in
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Sun Savern fields
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and that last night soon after the Hour of
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Ten he heard the Dogs bask much and the Noise of Tiles falling that he went
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not the field with
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Thos. Farmer
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another
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Watchman
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toward Mr. Thompson and close by his gates he saw
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the Prisoners present who say their Names are
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Robert Dain
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and
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John
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Carter
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who then had not any Lead That he saw Two Pieces of Lead
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left Farmer to book after the same
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>
</
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near and suspecting them to be stolen he went back for his pistol and
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</
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when he returned found that one of the said Pieces were gone Says they wanted
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a Little time and seeing Dain
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and Carter return judging they were going
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to take the Piece of Lead produced they took them and the said Piece of Lead to the
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>
</
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<
lb
>
</
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>
<
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Thomas farmer
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on his Oath saith last night about a Quarter of her ten he went
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>
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>
crop the failed with
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John Jone
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>
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and net Deane and Carter justly Mr. Thompsons Gates one
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>
</
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>
asked the other which way the should go when John
<
obscured
>
</
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>
al asked then where they wanted to
<
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>
</
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>
go to when they Answered into the Highway that they told then which way to go and that
<
lb
>
</
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>
they went away as directed and in after Minutes after Soal said he found some lead
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lb
>
</
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>
that he saw One piece near and afterward went into Mr. Thompsons Covered Rope Ground
<
lb
>
</
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>
and about the Middle of the same met Dain
<
gap
reason
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>
</
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>
and Carter returning that he let them pass
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
says to was some after called to by Seal that he returned and staid with him to see if any
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
person came to take the Lead-that he and Soal Seperated the better to take the
<
obscured
>
</
obscured
>
that he
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Prisoners went toward where the Lead was both together and that he saw
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Robert Dine
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>
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>
<
gap
reason
=
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>
</
gap
>
Stoop to
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
take the piece of Lead produced
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
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>
a Taken and Sworn
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the 10th of Nov 1787 Before us}
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
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>
John Staples
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>
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</
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>
<
p
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>
his
<
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>
</
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John
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=
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>
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>
Seal
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>
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=
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>
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>
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>
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=
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>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Mark
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
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>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
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>
Peter Greene
</
rs
>
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inst
=
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=
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value
=
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>
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interp
>
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inst
=
"LMOBPS45032_n2843-1"
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=
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>
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interp
>
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>
</
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>
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p
n
=
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>
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type
=
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=
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>
Thos. Farmer
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
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=
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=
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>
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>
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=
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=
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>
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interp
>
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interp
inst
=
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type
=
"gender"
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=
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>
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interp
>
</
p
>
</
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