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<p n="1412"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo899">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit.}</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1412-1">George Clay</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo900">Princes Street <lb></lb>
Rotherhithe</rs>
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in the County of Surry Timber Merchant <lb></lb>
taken before me Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1412-2">Sampson Wright</rs>
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<lb></lb>
this 17th. day of July 1789</p>
<p n="1413">Who being upon Oath says that about the Sixth Day of July<lb></lb>
Instant he this Informant received a Quantity of Five Timber <lb></lb>
from on Board the Ocean lately arrived in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo901">River Thames</rs>
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from <lb></lb>
the part of Memele in Prusiathat the said Timber when <lb></lb>
brought from said ship was Conveyed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo902">Hanover Hole</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo903">Rotherhithe</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and that on Wednesday Night the 8th. Instant Between the hours of Seven and Eight he this Informant <lb></lb>
saw said Timber in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo904">Hanover Hole</rs>
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aforesaidthat the same <lb></lb>
Night or early on Thursday Morning, three pieces of the<lb></lb>
Said Timber were cut away and stolen from One of the Floats;<lb></lb>
And this Informant further saith that on Thursday last he<lb></lb>
went to a place called <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo905">Thomas Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo906">Tottenham Court road</rs>
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<lb></lb>
where he saw three pieces of Memele Fir Timber, which Timber <lb></lb>
he this Informant is very sure is<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
his property<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
and are the same Pieces which were stolen from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo907">Hanover Hole</rs>
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as aforesaid</p>
<p n="1414">Sworn this 17th. Day of <lb></lb>
July 1789 before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1414-1">Sampr Wright</rs>
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<p n="1415"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1415-1">Geo. Lay</rs>
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