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to<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2833-1">Thomas Walker</rs>
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the dwell<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ989">Foreman</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2833-2">Arthur Shakespear</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2833-3">Francis Pugh</rs>
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5</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ991">Hatcheler</rs>
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to the said<lb></lb>
Mr. Shakespear and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2833-4">Richard West</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ992">Ropemaker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date477">10th day of Dec 1787</rs>
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Before us Two of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ993">Justice<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the said County who being on Oath say and first<lb></lb>
The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2833-5">Thomas Walker</rs>
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on his Oath saith the Piece of Lead produced<lb></lb>
in his said Masters Property and was taken some time last night<lb></lb>
from the Yarn house of his said Master situate in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2746">Sun Severn field</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2747">Shadwell</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2833-6">Francis Pugh</rs>
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on his Oath saith he can safely swear<lb></lb>
the said Piece of Lead in his Master property and is part of a Gulter<lb></lb>
between his said Masters Yarn house and Mr. Thompsons Ragging house<lb></lb>
adjoining-he having put the sar and Morter on the same <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2833-7">Richard<lb></lb>
West</rs>
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on his Oath saith he was present at the sarring the said Gath<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and that he has no doubt the piece of Lead produced is the same as was<lb></lb>
affired as aforesaid by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2833-8">Francis Pugh</rs>
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<p n="2834"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2834-1">Thos. Walker</rs>
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<p n="2835">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The Day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before us</p>
<p n="2836"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2836-1">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2837-1">Francis<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Pugh</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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<p n="2839"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2839-1">Richard West</rs>
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<p n="2840"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2840-74">John Soal</rs>
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on his Oath saith that he is <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ994">Private Watchman</rs>
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to the<lb></lb>
Inhabitants of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2748">St. Paul Shadwell</rs>
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who have Richd door into <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2749">the Rope<lb></lb>
Ground</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2750">Sun Savern fields</rs>
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and that last night soon after the Hour of<lb></lb>
Ten he heard the Dogs bask much and the Noise of Tiles falling that he went<lb></lb>
not the field with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2840-45">Thos. Farmer</rs>
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another <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ995">Watchman</rs>
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toward Mr. Thompson and close by his gates he saw<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
the Prisoners present who say their Names are <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2840-1">Robert Dain</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2840-2">John<lb></lb>
Carter</rs>
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who then had not any Lead That he saw Two Pieces of Lead<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
left Farmer to book after the same<lb></lb>
near and suspecting them to be stolen he went back for his pistol and<lb></lb>
when he returned found that one of the said Pieces were gone Says they wanted<lb></lb>
a Little time and seeing Dain<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and Carter return judging they were going<lb></lb>
to take the Piece of Lead produced they took them and the said Piece of Lead to the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2840-3">Thomas farmer</rs>
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on his Oath saith last night about a Quarter of her ten he went<lb></lb>
crop the failed with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2840-4">John Jone</rs>
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and net Deane and Carter justly Mr. Thompsons Gates one<lb></lb>
asked the other which way the should go when John<obscured></obscured>
al asked then where they wanted to<lb></lb>
go to when they Answered into the Highway that they told then which way to go and that<lb></lb>
they went away as directed and in after Minutes after Soal said he found some lead<lb></lb>
that he saw One piece near and afterward went into Mr. Thompsons Covered Rope Ground<lb></lb>
and about the Middle of the same met Dain<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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 <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2840-5">Robert Dine</rs>
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<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Stoop to<lb></lb>
take the piece of Lead produced</p>
<p n="2841">a Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
the 10th of Nov 1787 Before us}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2841-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="2842">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2842-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Seal</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="2843"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2843-1">Peter Greene</rs>
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<p n="2844"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2844-1">Thos. Farmer</rs>
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