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to wit</note>
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The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n610-1">Samuel Elliot</rs>
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Servant to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n610-2">William Jones</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo406">Brentford</rs>
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Lighterman <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n610-3">Thomas Petty</rs>
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of Beurondsey<lb></lb>
Agent to Messrs. Jukes Coltson & Compy.<lb></lb>
Anchorsmiths and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n610-6">William<lb></lb>
Jones</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45033_date127">5th. day of<lb></lb>
February 1787</rs>
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<p n="611">Who being upon Oath severally say and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n611-1">Samuel Elliot</rs>
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for himself says that in Sunday the<lb></lb>
28th. day of January last<del>who</del>
between twelve and<lb></lb>
one o'Clock while he was in bed on Board his Masters<lb></lb>
Barge which was then <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo407">lying on the River Thames</rs>
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near Milford Lane in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo408">County of Middlesex</rs>
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that he heard the rattling of a Chain That he immediately<lb></lb>
got up unlock'd the Cabbin door look't out and saw<lb></lb>
four or five Men on board the said Barge taking out<lb></lb>
the Chain that upon his locking out one of said four<lb></lb>
a five Men came to said Cabbin door shut it to and<lb></lb>
threatned if he came out again he would blow his<lb></lb>
brains out That he accordingly with drow and when<lb></lb>
he got up the next Morning about seven o'Clock he<lb></lb>
found the Chain was taken away And the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n611-2">Thomas Petty</rs>
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for himself says that the Chain now<lb></lb>
produced was brought to him to purchase by the<lb></lb>
Persons now present who call themselves John<lb></lb>
Millor and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n611-3">Henry Woolcot</rs>
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That upon his<lb></lb>
questioning them how they came by it Their<lb></lb>
Answerd was they found it in the Thames near<lb></lb>
the Yard of Mr. Holland Lighter Builder on<lb></lb>
Rotherkithe Wall And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n611-4">William<lb></lb>
Jones</rs>
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