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<p n="27"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
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The information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50496_n27-1">Francis Irwin</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50496_n27-2">Paul Eagans</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before me one of his Majesty <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50496_occ15">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the said County</p>
<p n="28">Who being severally on Oath say & first this Jus. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50496_n28-1">Francis Irwin</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for himself saith That about Ten Days ago this Jus mised<lb></lb>
some money and suspecting a Person now present who calls<lb></lb>
himself <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50496_n28-2">James Head</rs>
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(who is <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50496_occ16">Shopman</rs>
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to this Jus) to have stole<lb></lb>
the same this Jus. in the Presence of the other Jus. worked<lb></lb>
half a Guinea which half Guinea was after sent to this<lb></lb>
Jus. shop for goods and shack after upon the Jus. looking with<lb></lb>
his till be found the sd. half Guinea gave and upon Excus.<lb></lb>
the sd. James he pulled out of his pocket two half Guineas &<lb></lb>
Two Shilling (the at first he denyed he had any money at<lb></lb>
all) one of which half Guineas is the half Guinea marked<lb></lb>
by this Jus. And in the Property of the Jus. and as he bell<lb></lb>
takeing out of the till by the sd. James And this Jus. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50496_n28-3">Paul<lb></lb>
Eayans</rs>
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for himself saith that he was presence when the<lb></lb>
sd. Irwin Charged the sd. James with the sd. half Guinea<lb></lb>
and further saith that he was present when the sd. Irwin<lb></lb>
Marked it and that the sd. Irwin gave the Jus the sd<lb></lb>
half Guinea so marked as assd. which half Guinea this<lb></lb>
Jus. sent it to the other Jus. for goods And further saith that<lb></lb>
he heard the Sd. James deny his having any Money but<lb></lb>
that after he pulled out two half Guineas & two Shillgs. our<lb></lb>
of which half Gunieas is the half Guinea so marked by<lb></lb>
the other Jus. and sever by this Jus. to his Shop as assd.</p>
<p n="29">Sworn the 16 day of<lb></lb>
April 1761, before}</p>
<p n="30"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50496_n30-1">Saunders Welch</rs>
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<p n="31"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50496_n31-1">Francis Irwin</rs>
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<p n="32"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50496_n32-1">Paul Eagans</rs>
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