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<p n="128"> <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15069_date31">11th. Febry 1758</rs>
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<p n="129"> <lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin">City and County<lb></lb>
of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo123">Bristol</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n129-1">John Wright</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
Said City.</p>
<p n="130">The Informent on his Oath saith That on the<lb></lb>
tenth of December last past he bought of the person<lb></lb>
now present giving his name <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n130-1">Jacob Levy</rs>
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Four<lb></lb>
Telishopes, three of wich are now produced, and the<lb></lb>
other this Informant sold to <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ96">Captain</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n130-2">Robert Waxshutt</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Cortes Pounds twelve shillings and Six Pence and<lb></lb>
this Infomant further faith That he agreed with the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n130-3">Jacob Levy</rs>
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for the said Four Telescopes for the sum of<lb></lb>
Five pounds Five shillings And this Informant<lb></lb>
further saith that he enquired of the said Levy<del>w</del>
how<lb></lb>
he came by the said Telescopes who replied he bought<lb></lb>
the same of his the said Levys <obscured></obscured>
in London And<lb></lb>
this Informant also saith That this day he went with<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n130-4">James hale</rs>
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of the said City of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo124">Bristol</rs>
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to the Lodging of the<lb></lb>
said Levy in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo125">Long Row</rs>
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in the said City of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo126">Bristol</rs>
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<lb></lb>
& therefore and heard the said hole agree<del>for the</del>
with<lb></lb>
the said Levy for the other two Telescopes now likewise produced<lb></lb>
for the price or sum of Five Guineas Where upon the said<lb></lb>
Hale<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
charged the said Levy in Custody of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n130-5">James Perrott</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Major's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ97">serjeant</rs>
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and one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ98">Constables</rs>
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of and belonging<lb></lb>
to the said City and County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo127">Bristol</rs>
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who attended forth at<lb></lb>
purpose on suspition of steeling the same and this<lb></lb>
Informant also saith That sinc he bought the said<lb></lb>
Telescopes as aforesaid he hath seen and Read an advertisement<lb></lb>
describing six Telescopes of the same size<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
length and<lb></lb>
discription with these now crowned<obscured></obscured>
& what he sold to the said<lb></lb>
Captain Whaxshutt<obscured></obscured>
as aforesaid to have been stolen out of<lb></lb>
house in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo128">White Lyon Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo129">Combill</rs>
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and this Informant<lb></lb>
Verily believes to be the same Telescopes which was so stolen<lb></lb>
crom the said House in White</p>
<p n="131">Lyon <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo130">Cornhill</rs>
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