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to Wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2893-47">John Kirke</rs>
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of the Hamlet of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2797">Poplar and Black well</rs>
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in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ1006">Cook</rs>
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Taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date486">eighth day of December 1787</rs>
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Before<lb></lb>
Us <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2893-1">John Staples</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2893-25">Peter Grune</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ1007">Esquires</rs>
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two of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ1008">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the said County who being on his Oath saith that on Wednesday<lb></lb>
was a Week he was Robbed of two liner Shirts one Pair of Mankeen Breeches one<lb></lb>
Pair of Silver Shoe B<obscured></obscured>
two pair of Cotton Stockings and one Muslin Hand kerchief<lb></lb>
and on Thursday was a Week he was Robbed of One Sarge Copper and one Hatchet<lb></lb>
and that the Cotton Stocking he Received from his Wife are his property and was<lb></lb>
Stolen from him as aforesaid further Saith that the person present who says his Name<lb></lb>
in <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2893-2">Francis Beresford</rs>
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Lodged with Informant and is the person he verily believes that<lb></lb>
Robbed him of the things above mentioned</p>
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Kirke</rs>
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Mark</p>
<p n="2895"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2895-1">Daniel Ready</rs>
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a lodger at Mr. Kirke on his Oath Says one day last Week<lb></lb>
he found the Cotton Stockings produced in the Chest of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2895-3">Francis Bernsford</rs>
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further<lb></lb>
Saith that said Beresford Slept with this Informant in the House of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2895-4">John Kirke</rs>
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that on Wednesday Night<lb></lb>
was a Week he went to Bed by himself that during the Night he waked and found<lb></lb>
said Beresford in Bed who get up early on Thursday Morning following and did<lb></lb>
not return to his Lodgings any more</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2896-1">Daniel<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Ready</rs>
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Mark</p>
<p n="2897">Taken and Sworn the day and<lb></lb>
Year above Written before us}</p>
<p n="2898"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2898-1">John Staples</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2898-2">Peter Greene</rs>
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