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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n518-1">William Elbey</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo348">Bell Wharf Shadwell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45033_occ110">Comb maker</rs>
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taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45033_date106">18th: day of Feby. 1787</rs>
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<p n="519">Who being on Oath says he was this Morning about the hour of Eight called<lb></lb>
on by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n519-1">Benjamin Mark</rs>
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who told him he had been robbed of a Dollars and Some<lb></lb>
Silver and that he could swear to the Dollar and one of the Shillings which was crooked he<lb></lb>
had marked and should know them again if he saw them And told this Informant<lb></lb>
where it was done Says he went to the Landlord who keeps the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo349">Ship Alehouse</rs>
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and Old Ground<lb></lb>
Lane who he asked if he knowed any thing of the Robbery that was done in his Leave<lb></lb>
who told this Informant that One James had set along side the man Says he asked him<lb></lb>
where he lived who told him he did not know but if he want over the way he might<lb></lb>
enquireThat he was informed what sort of a man it was who described James<lb></lb>
Says he them told the Prosecutor if it was the same which had been described he would<lb></lb>
go and show him where he livedThat he went to the house where James<lb></lb>
was abed and Searched his Cloathsand found in his Breeches pocket the<lb></lb>
Ten Shillings and Two six pence producedsays<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Mark was near and came into the<lb></lb>
Room where James was That he asked Monk if he should know the Shilling<lb></lb>
he informed him of again who said Yes and on producing the same He the<lb></lb>
said Benjamin Monk declared the said Shilling to be his property and would<lb></lb>
swear to it<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n519-2">William Elbey</rs>
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The Day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n520-1">John Stapels</rs>
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