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<p n="23"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50569_geo45">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit.</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50569_n23-1">John Makin</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50569_occ13">Apprentice</rs>
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to Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50569_n23-2">Roger Shuttleworth</rs>
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of Oxford Street in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50569_geo46">St.<lb></lb>
Mary le bone</rs>
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in the County of Middx. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50569_occ14">Apholsterer</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50569_occ15">Cobinet Maker</rs>
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taken upon Oath before me of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50569_occ16">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the Said County<lb></lb>
this Day being Saturday the 7th March 1767</p>
<p n="24">This Informant being his Oath as aforesaid (He being aged near 20th<lb></lb>
Year And Well Knowing the notice of an Oath) declareth and Salth that one<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Wednesday last the 4th Inst. about a Quarter before Eight o'Clock he this Informant was Coming<lb></lb>
along Partland Sheet by the House of Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50569_n24-1">John Pittaway</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50569_occ17">Grocer</rs>
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who lives in Portland Sheet at<lb></lb>
the Covner of Queen Anne Sheet Where he this Informat Saw a Man Standing at Mr.<lb></lb>
Pittaway's Door which goes up steps And there was a dirty looking Boy Stood at the Corner<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50569_geo47">Queen ann Street</rs>
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in Portland Sheet at the End of Mr. Pittaway's Shop Window. This Informant<lb></lb>
Says he himself<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
turned round Portland Sheet to go into Queen Anne Sheet being in his<lb></lb>
way to one Mr. Roebuck's a Relations House. This Information upon his Said Oath that<lb></lb>
he had a Suspicion of the Man's having no good design (but the Contrary) As Mr Pittaway's<lb></lb>
Shop had no Body in it ford he then Saw Mr. Pittaway down below Stairs in his own Area with a<lb></lb>
Candle lighted in One Hand and An Iron Curtain red in the other Hand, And Mr. Pittaway's<lb></lb>
Shop has two fronts to it, the one in Portland Sheet and the in Queen Sheet, So that<lb></lb>
the Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50569_n24-3">John Makin</rs>
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got upon Some steps in Queen Ann Sheet where he readily and<lb></lb>
distinetely Saw; The Man before mentioned take Two halves of Choose at two Separte<lb></lb>
times out of the Shop and delivered them to the Said dirty looking Boy who task them and<lb></lb>
was discovering this Information the Boy<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
turned towards Queen Ann Sheet but on the Boy's Seeing<lb></lb>
and discovering this Informant the Boy<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
turned<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
about a Contrary way towards Portland Sheet<lb></lb>
This Informant Says there was at this time another Dirty looking Boy dressed in a Blue<lb></lb>
Coat & a flapped that Standing within 5 or 6 yards of the Corner of Mr. Haways Shop at<lb></lb>
that Corner of it that is in Queen Ann Sheet Wherupon this Information can Immediately<lb></lb>
up to him and acquainted them with the whole Matter desiring time to Corne along with this<lb></lb>
Informant and assist turn in taking them, The Boy Seemed in very are to & sudden Surprize and flutter and instead of<lb></lb>
Assisting ran away a direct Contrary Way. This Information Says he ran immediately into Mr.<lb></lb>
Pittaway's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50569_occ18">Shop</rs>
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to acquaint him of it who was just come up out of the Kitchen and<lb></lb>
this Informant asked himself If he had Missed anything, Mr. Pittaway's Answer was he did not<lb></lb>
Know. This Information then told him what had happened, Whereupon Mr. Pittaway Examined<lb></lb>
& looked owned about his Shop and very Soon after told this Informant That he Missed Two takes<lb></lb>
of Cheshire Cheele & likewise Said he believed there was Some <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50569_geo48">Gloucester</rs>
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Cheese gone, but he<lb></lb>
cou'd not tell the Quantity (or Exressed himself in Words to that Effect) Mr. Pittaway then<lb></lb>
asked this Information which way the Robbers went, Who told him He thought they went<lb></lb>
up <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50569_geo49">Queen Ann Street</rs>
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, according Mr. Rittaway & this Informant set out after them but cou'd<lb></lb>
not meet with them This Information describes the Man Robbers dress who took the Cheese in the following Manner.<lb></lb>
a Jockey Cap. a Woolen Cap. In his Waistcoat (which had Sleeves to it) but without any Coat, and his<lb></lb>
Waistcoat was Red.And an Old Apron tied round his BodyThat this Information upon<lb></lb>
his Oath saith he has seen the Said Man Several times before this Robbery, and once Since, And<lb></lb>
he well Knows his person, And believes him to be a Lamp Lighter. But he Personally very<lb></lb>
well Knows the Said Man Robbers Person, Whereever, and Where ever he sees him.</p>
<p n="25">Sworn before me the Day and year<lb></lb>
first Above Written. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50569_n25-1">Jno Lane</rs>
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<p n="26"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50569_n26-1">John Makin</rs>
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