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The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1660-1">William Corner</rs>
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of the Bell and Crown Holborn London<lb></lb>
Clerk to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1660-2">Mr. Langdale</rs>
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Taken before he <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1660-3">Brackley Kennett</rs>
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and Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1660-4">James Esdaile</rs>
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Knigh one of<lb></lb>
the Aldermen of the said City this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15091_date65">12th<lb></lb>
June 1780</rs>
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<p n="1661">Who saith that on Wednesday<del>Friday</del>
last about five o Clock in the<lb></lb>
afternoon he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1661-1">James Henry</rs>
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the Prisoner upon the Leads<lb></lb>
of the first Story of the Dwelling House of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1661-2">Thomas Langdale</rs>
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and that there were then assembled before the House a great <obscured></obscured>
person in<obscured></obscured>
and<obscured></obscured>
manner that he this Examinant being then in the Lodging<lb></lb>
Room of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1661-3">Mr. Langdale</rs>
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one pair of Stairs forwards<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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peaceably desired the Prisoner to go down, which he refused<lb></lb>
to do, damming him and putting an Iron Crow or Iron Bar<lb></lb>
to his Brest and<del>his</del>
Month and immediately broke two or<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1289">three Panes</rs>
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in the Windows therewith, that examinant then<lb></lb>
got out upon the Leds to the Prisoner with one Leg upon<lb></lb>
the Window, and that the Prisoner then attempted to run<lb></lb>
him thro' and totally broke the Windows saying that it was<lb></lb>
a Pop is he House or had some thing of the kind that belonged<lb></lb>
to it and thereupon entered the Room and broke the Goods and<lb></lb>
other things that were therein<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
that Examinant<del>then</del>
<lb></lb>
came down Stairs and left the House with the Prisoner<lb></lb>
therein which was afterwards Burnt together with the Household<lb></lb>
Goods and Furniture that were therein</p>
<p n="1662">Taken and Sworn the Day and<lb></lb>
year first above Written Before us}</p>
<p n="1663">B Kennett<lb></lb>
Mayor<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1663-1">James Esdaile</rs>
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<p n="1664"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1664-1">William Corner</rs>
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