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