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confesses and Says he is Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n521-2">James Mather</rs>
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of St.<lb></lb>
Ann <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo350">Middlesex</rs>
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Wharfinger and Ship Owner. And that he was with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n521-3">William Anderson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n521-4">Thomas Gardiner</rs>
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at the Taking the Dead Eye with the Iron Chain Bolt and<lb></lb>
plate affixed thereto now produced out of his said Masters Yard situate near the<lb></lb>
Orchard House at Blackwell better than a fortnight ago which they carryed to the<lb></lb>
House of the person present who says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n521-5">James Chapman</rs>
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who payd them<lb></lb>
at the Rate of a penny a pound for the same and divided the mony equally between<lb></lb>
them the whole amount he cannot SaySays he has been about Three times in all<lb></lb>
at the House of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n521-6">James Chapman</rs>
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Twise with other dead Eyes with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n521-7">Thomas Gardiner</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and another lad who has run away which they took out of their said Masters Yard<lb></lb>
and Sold to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n521-8">James Chapman</rs>
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<p n="522">Thomas<del>Samuel</del>
<lb></lb>
Samuel</p>
<p n="523"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n523-1">James Chapman</rs>
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says he bought the Two Dead Eyes without any Chain thereto produced of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n523-2">William Anderson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n523-3">Thomas Gardiner</rs>
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about Thursday or Friday last was a fortnight at One penny per pound<lb></lb>
weight They allowing something out of it for the weight of the Wood how much he cannot<lb></lb>
says and that last Saturday night was afortnight he bought the Iron Axle Tree produced<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n523-4">William Anderson</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n523-5">Thomas Gardiner</rs>
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and another person not present who he paid at<lb></lb>
the Rate of a Penny a Pound for the same but how much it came to he cannot tell<lb></lb>
and that his Wife Ann informed him the other Articles found in his house on Saturday<lb></lb>
night Last and claimed to be the property of Mr. Mather she bought by of the Three last present who say<lb></lb>
their names are <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n523-6">William Anderson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n523-7">Thomas Gardiner</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n523-8">Thomas Samuel</rs>
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That they<lb></lb>
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told her the same was given to them by the Chief Mate of a Vessel at the Orchard<lb></lb>
house</p>
<p n="524">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n524-1">James<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Chapman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="525"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n525-1">John Anderson</rs>
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on his Oath Says he is Overseer to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n525-2">James<lb></lb>
Mather</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo351">St. Ann</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo352">Middlesex</rs>
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Wharfinger had Ship Owner That the<lb></lb>
Iron Axle Tree and Iron Stantint and Iron Shovel produced are the property of his said Master And that the Dead<lb></lb>
Eyes produced are the property of his said Master and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n525-3">Christopher Watson</rs>
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all<lb></lb>
of Which Articles have been lately stolen out of His Said Masters Yard<lb></lb>
situate as aforesaid except the Stantient whill was taken out of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo353">Broad Street</rs>
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Yard</p>
<p n="526"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n526-1">John Anderson</rs>
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<p n="527"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n527-1">William Mather</rs>
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on his Oath says on Saturday night last receiving Information<lb></lb>
from <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n527-2">William Anderson</rs>
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That a Quantity of Chain Plates and other Articles<lb></lb>
which said Anderson and Other had Stolen from Mr Mathers Yard at Blackwal<lb></lb>
were carried and sold by them to a men who lived near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo354">Limehouse Bridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
her with Anderson went to the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n527-3">James Chapman</rs>
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Where he found<lb></lb>
All the several Articles now produced in a Back Shop except the Iron Stantient which he took<lb></lb>
from the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n527-4">William Anderson</rs>
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as he was coming out of the Yard<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo355">Broad Street</rs>
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Ratcliff the same night<lb></lb>
belonging to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n527-5">James Mather</rs>
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<p n="528">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45033_date107">29th: day of Jany. 1787</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Before us</p>
<p n="529"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n529-1">John Staples</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n529-2">Peter Greene</rs>
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<p n="530">Mather</p>
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