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<p n="525"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The joint and several Informations of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n525-1">John Cocker</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo457">upper Thames Street</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
Dyer, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n525-3">Benjamin White</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n525-4">James Cole</rs>
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his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15092_occ137">Apprentices</rs>
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Who being on Oath severally say<lb></lb>
And First the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n525-5">John Cocker</rs>
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for himself<lb></lb>
saith, that Saturday Evening last, the said James<lb></lb>
Cole informed him that there was somebody<lb></lb>
in the<del>Cellar</del>
Dyehouse or consequence of which Informant went<lb></lb>
into it, and Found the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n525-6">Patrick Norton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
concealed in the Further part of the Cellar<lb></lb>
Informant collared him and brought him up<lb></lb>
Stairs, and asked him several Questions, to<lb></lb>
which Prisoner in a seeming State of<lb></lb>
Intoxication answeredSays, that having the<lb></lb>
Suspicion of any bad purpose, he set the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15092_occ138">Prisoner</rs>
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at Liberty, but <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n525-7">Benjamin White</rs>
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<lb></lb>
saying, he had some Silk, Informant desired<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo458">White</rs>
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to following and bring him backSays,<lb></lb>
that he has no doubt, the Silk now produced<lb></lb>
is the Property of him this Informant.</p>
<p n="526">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n526-1">Benjamin White</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for himself saith, that in pursuance of his<lb></lb>
Master's Orders, he pursued and apprehended<lb></lb>
the PrisonerSays he took the green Silk in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo459">black Swan Alley</rs>
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, near where the Prisoner<lb></lb>
was taken</p>
<p n="527">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n527-1">James Cole</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith, that he was in company with<lb></lb>
White, and saw the Silk upon the Ground</p>
<p n="528">Taken and Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo460">Guildhall</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15092_date35">24th Day of January 1781</rs>
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before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n528-1">Wm Plomer</rs>
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</p>
<p n="529">John Coclter<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n529-1">Benj White</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15092_n529-1" type="surname" value="White"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15092_n529-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n529-2">James Cole</rs>
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