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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1511-1">John Williams</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
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London Porter Who, being on Oath<lb></lb>
saith that on Wednesday the seventh day of June Instant<lb></lb>
between two and three o'Clock in the afternoon passing by<lb></lb>
the Quarters in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1165">Moorfields</rs>
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, he saw<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1511-2">George Staples</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15091_occ467">Prisoner</rs>
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now under Examination up one Pair of Stairs<lb></lb>
in the House of Mr James Male of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1166">Moorfield</rs>
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in the Parish<lb></lb>
of Saint <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1511-3">Stephen Coleman</rs>
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Street London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15091_occ468">Weaver</rs>
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, and saw him throw<lb></lb>
a great Quantity of Household Goods into the Street<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and<lb></lb>
after he had<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
so done he brought a Bottle of some sort<lb></lb>
of Liquor to the Window, and drawing the Cork with his<lb></lb>
Teeth, drank out of the Bottle and then three the Bottle<lb></lb>
out of the Mob who were<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
burning the Furniture<lb></lb>
and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
huzza'd to them and this Informant further saith<lb></lb>
that when the said Prisoner Staples, had so done he again<lb></lb>
began to throw other parts of the Furniture out of the Window<lb></lb>
and taking a second Bottle of Liquor, he did with that as he<lb></lb>
had with the first, says that he saw the said Prisoner<lb></lb>
Staples, throw a Quantity of the Wainscot of the Room<lb></lb>
out of the Window to be burn'tsays that this Informant ware<lb></lb>
looking on about twenty Minute all which time prisoner was remarkably bury</p>
<p n="1512">Taken and Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1167">Guild hall</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
the 27. day of June 1780 before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1512-1">Watkin Lewes</rs>
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<p n="1513"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1513-1">John Williams</rs>
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