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<p n="287"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo199">Westminster</rs>
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to wit</note>
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The Informations of Havaland<lb></lb>
Le Memrier of the Island of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo200">Guornsey</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45033_occ63">Merchant</rs>
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and the Reverend <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n287-1">John Auddine</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
Charmouth in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo201">County of Dorset</rs>
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Clock taken<lb></lb>
before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45033_date66">twentieth day of January 1787</rs>
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<p n="288">Who being on Oath severally say and first the<lb></lb>
said Havaland Le Momrier for himself Says<lb></lb>
that last Night about eleven o'Clock at the<lb></lb>
Breaking up of the Play at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo202">Drury Lane</rs>
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theatre<lb></lb>
at this Informant was coming along the Lobby<lb></lb>
having in his Right Hand Breeches Pocket a<lb></lb>
Striped Silk Purse containing twenty three<lb></lb>
Guineas and a half he fell some Person drawing<lb></lb>
his said Purse out when he seized a Mans Hand<lb></lb>
close to his said Pocket and it appeared to be the<lb></lb>
Hand of a Person whom he hath since been informed<lb></lb>
is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n288-1">George Barrington</rs>
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that when he seized<lb></lb>
said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo203">Barrington</rs>
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's Hand with his Right Hand he<lb></lb>
seized said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo204">Barrington</rs>
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's Porson with his left Hand<lb></lb>
and struggled with him supposing him to have<lb></lb>
his Purse in his Right Hand And further Says<lb></lb>
he verily believes and suspects that said Person<lb></lb>
whom he hath since been informed is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n288-2">George<lb></lb>
Barrington</rs>
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with his Right Hand feloniously<lb></lb>
stole this Informants Purse and Money as aforesaid<lb></lb>
and which Purse and Money was delivered to this<lb></lb>
Informant by a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45033_occ64">Gentleman</rs>
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who stood near<lb></lb>
And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n288-3">John Audaine</rs>
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for himself Says<lb></lb>
that he was close by said Mr. Le Meswrier at<lb></lb>
this time when this Informant observed a Porson<lb></lb>
who stood close behind Mr. Le Meswrier and<lb></lb>
whom he hath since been informed is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n288-4">George<lb></lb>
Barrington</rs>
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snatch at said Mr. Le Meswrier's<lb></lb>
Watch with his Right Hand That in a second or two</p>
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