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<p n="1001">Declaration immediately went to Mr. Frenches House<lb></lb>
to inquire if he had lost a Sheep but Mr. French being in<lb></lb>
the Country no positive Answer cod. be given althos Mr.<lb></lb>
French's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ188">Servant</rs>
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came & looked at the Skin & said he<lb></lb>
really beleived it was mark'd with the same Mark that<lb></lb>
his Master always used & also said that he thought it wod.<lb></lb>
be the best Way to make the best & most he cod. of such Sheep<lb></lb>
that the Prisoner came again to him in the Afternoon to<lb></lb>
inquire if he had sold such Sheep when he charged him<lb></lb>
with a Constable & brought him before a Magistrate</p>
<p n="1002"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1002-1">George Collins</rs>
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for himself saith that he lives Servt.<lb></lb>
with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1002-2">George Clarke</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45036_n1002-2" type="surname" value="Clarke"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45036_n1002-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ189">Butcher</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45036_occ189" type="occupation" value="Butcher"></interp>
the Corner of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo610">Princes<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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Red Lyon Street Holborn that the Prisoner Wm.<lb></lb>
Layton brought a Sheep to his Masters Shop on or about<lb></lb>
the 17th. Day of August Instant in the Evening in order to<lb></lb>
be killed & which he accordingly did kill that the Prisoner<lb></lb>
brought three more Sheep at the same Time & asked him<lb></lb>
to let them be there till next Morning wch. he did & the<lb></lb>
Prisoner next Morning came and fetched them away</p>
<p n="1003">John Deely for himself saith that he is Servant to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1003-1">Robert French</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ190">Butcher</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45036_occ190" type="occupation" value="Butcher"></interp>
in little Charlotte Street<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo611">Rathbone Place</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45036_geo611" type="placeName" value="Rathbone Place"></interp>
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that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1003-2">George Clarke</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45036_n1003-2" type="surname" value="Clarke"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45036_n1003-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ191">Butcher</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45036_occ191" type="occupation" value="Butcher"></interp>
the Corner<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo612">Princes Street</rs>
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Red Lyon Street Holborn came to his<lb></lb>
Masters House on Tuesday Morning the 18th. Day of August<lb></lb>
Instant & inquired<del>and</del>
if Mr. French was at House<lb></lb>
that he informed him his Master was gone into the<lb></lb>
Country & wod. not return of a Week or longer that sd.<lb></lb>
Clarke then said he was come about a Sheep that had<lb></lb>
been lost wch. the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1003-3">William Layton</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45036_n1003-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
brought to<lb></lb>
his House the Eveng. before & said it had been bought</p>
<p n="1004"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1004-1">D Walker</rs>
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