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<p n="313"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Brief for the Presecutors<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n313-1">Stracey Solls</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Our Sovereign Lord<lb></lb>
The King<lb></lb>
agt<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n313-3">Edward Leaser</rs>
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, Indicted for Stealing of Hundred Wts<lb></lb>
of Sead from of Bpsgate and an Empty House next<lb></lb>
adjoyning, the Property of the Mayor & Comonalty &<lb></lb>
Citizens of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo189">City of London</rs>
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<p n="314"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15045_occ148">Indictmt</rs>
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That, Prisoner of her the 24th. Day of June 1731 to witt on the 30th day of<lb></lb>
August In the 7th. yr of his prsent Majestye weth force & Arms at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo190">London</rs>
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frwitt in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo191">Parish of St. Bottolph Bpsgate</rs>
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in ye. Ward of Bpsgate £150 Wet. of lead of the Value of 25d<lb></lb>
to a Certain building then & there fixed Called Bpsgate and £150 Wet. of Lead of the Value of 25d<lb></lb>
to an Empty house of the Mayor & Comonalty & Citizens of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15045_geo192">City of London</rs>
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then & there being<lb></lb>
fixed feloniously<obscured></obscured>
steal take & hear away agts. the form of the Statute in ye.Case made &<lb></lb>
Provided and agts the Peace ye</p>
<p n="315">Cast The Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n315-1">Edward Leaver</rs>
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being abt. the time Laid In the Indictment at Work,<lb></lb>
as a Laboures in the Rebuilding of Bpsgate Etc at Sevrall times Stole Great Quantities of Lead<lb></lb>
and the Better to Carry<del>that Trade</del>
Such Robery on He Persuaded a Young Fellers one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n315-2">John Heath</rs>
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Who then<lb></lb>
they first Stole Lead from Pramps off & belonging to the said gate to the Weight of be Pounds wch.<lb></lb>
<del>they</del>
the Prisoner Sold to one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n315-3">Thomas Tollas</rs>
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a Braiser in Old Ledlam for five Shillings being after<lb></lb>
the Rate of one Penny a Pounds the Prisoner gave Heath for his Share as More then One shilling<lb></lb>
They afterwards Stole Sevrall other Parcells of Lead belonging to the said Gate & House adjoyning<del>to the<lb></lb>
Weight of £300</del>
in the Whole 300<del>wits</del>
wch. they also Sold to the said Toller, at halfe at Length Heath being<lb></lb>
Detected He Informed agt. the Prisoner Who has been an Old Practitioner in this Way</p>
<p n="316">To Prove that Sevall Quantites of Lead was Lost from the Work<lb></lb>
Call who will also prose The Prosets}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n316-1">John Cordwell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<del>In Comholler</del>
<lb></lb>
Mr. Stracey</p>
<p n="317">To Poors the Stealing of the came, Call<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n317-1">John Heath</rs>
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</p>
<p n="318">To Prove, that Leaver Sold Such Quantities Call}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n318-1">Samuell Blemsell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15045_n318-2">Thomas Bllas</rs>
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Junr</p>
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