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to wit</note>
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The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n3105-1">Jonathan Collins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ1067">Servant</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n3105-2">Sarah Ball</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n3105-3">John Walker</rs>
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one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ1069">Watchman</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date528">5th. day of December 1787</rs>
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<p n="3106">Who being upon Oath Severally say and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n3106-1">Jonathan Collins</rs>
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for himself Says That on Tuesday<lb></lb>
the 20th. day of November last about six o'Clock us<lb></lb>
the Evening he put six Ewe Sheep and a Small<lb></lb>
wether Sheep into a Field belonging to his said<lb></lb>
Mistress at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2967">Newbury</rs>
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aforesaid That about nine<lb></lb>
oClock the next Morning Their Informant went to<lb></lb>
the said Field when he found the Sheep were<lb></lb>
Stolen And this Informant Further Says that<lb></lb>
the Sheep he saw this Day at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2968">Turnham Green</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the Possession of said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n3106-2">John Walker</rs>
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are the<lb></lb>
Same Sheep that were Stolen as aforesaid And the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n3106-3">John Walker</rs>
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for himself Says that about<lb></lb>
two oClock in the Morning of Friday the 23rd. day of<lb></lb>
November last he Stopt the Person now present<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n3106-4">John Green</rs>
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away who was<lb></lb>
driving five Ewes and one wether Sheep which he<lb></lb>
has this day She was to said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n3106-5">Jonathan Collins</rs>
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That<lb></lb>
when he Stop't said Green away he asked him<lb></lb>
where he was going That said Green away replied<lb></lb>
that he received the Sheep from Mr. Strond of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2969">Reading</rs>
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and was going to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2970">Smithfield</rs>
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to sell them by his<lb></lb>
direction.</p>
<p n="3107">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
day and Year aforesaid<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n3107-1">Sampr. Wright</rs>
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<p n="3109">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n3109-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Walker</rs>
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Mark</p>
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