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confesses and Says he is Apprentice to
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Wharfinger and Ship Owner. And that he was with
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William Anderson
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Thomas Gardiner
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at the Taking the Dead Eye with the Iron Chain Bolt and
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plate affixed thereto now produced out of his said Masters Yard situate near the
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Orchard House at Blackwell better than a fortnight ago which they carryed to the
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House of the person present who says his Name is
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who payd them
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at the Rate of a penny a pound for the same and divided the mony equally between
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them the whole amount he cannot SaySays he has been about Three times in all
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Twise with other dead Eyes with
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and another lad who has run away which they took out of their said Masters Yard
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and Sold to the said
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Thomas
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says he bought the Two Dead Eyes without any Chain thereto produced of
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about Thursday or Friday last was a fortnight at One penny per pound
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weight They allowing something out of it for the weight of the Wood how much he cannot
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says and that last Saturday night was afortnight he bought the Iron Axle Tree produced
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and another person not present who he paid at
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the Rate of a Penny a Pound for the same but how much it came to he cannot tell
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and that his Wife Ann informed him the other Articles found in his house on Saturday
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night Last and claimed to be the property of Mr. Mather she bought by of the Three last present who say
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their names are
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William Anderson
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Thomas Gardiner
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Thomas Samuel
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That they
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told her the same was given to them by the Chief Mate of a Vessel at the Orchard
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house
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Chapman
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John Anderson
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on his Oath Says he is Overseer to Mr.
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James
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Mather
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of
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St. Ann
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Wharfinger had Ship Owner That the
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Iron Axle Tree and Iron Stantint and Iron Shovel produced are the property of his said Master And that the Dead
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Eyes produced are the property of his said Master and
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Christopher Watson
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all
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of Which Articles have been lately stolen out of His Said Masters Yard
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situate as aforesaid except the Stantient whill was taken out of
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William Mather
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on his Oath says on Saturday night last receiving Information
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That a Quantity of Chain Plates and other Articles
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which said Anderson and Other had Stolen from Mr Mathers Yard at Blackwal
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were carried and sold by them to a men who lived near
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Limehouse Bridge
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her with Anderson went to the House of
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=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45033_n527-3"
>
James Chapman
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n527-3"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"James"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n527-3"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Chapman"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n527-3"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
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
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n527-4"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"William"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n527-4"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Anderson"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n527-4"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
as he was coming out of the Yard
<
gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
at
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45033_geo355"
>
Broad Street
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_geo355"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Broad Street"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_geo355"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
Ratcliff the same night
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
belonging to the said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45033_n527-5"
>
James Mather
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n527-5"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"James"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n527-5"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Mather"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n527-5"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"528"
>
Taken and Sworn
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
The
<
rs
type
=
"date"
id
=
"LMOBPS45033_date107"
>
29th: day of Jany. 1787
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_date107"
type
=
"date"
value
=
"17870129"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Before us
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"529"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45033_n529-1"
>
John Staples
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n529-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"John"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n529-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Staples"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n529-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45033_n529-2"
>
Peter Greene
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n529-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Peter"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n529-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Greene"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45033_n529-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"530"
>
Mather
</
p
>
</
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>
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