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<p n="9"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo1">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n9-1">John Cross</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before me this 3d..day of July 1767</p>
<p n="10">Who being upon Oath says that he knows <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n10-1">William Jones</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
the Smith now in Custody with him, says that on Tuesday last<lb></lb>
he met with them in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo2">Bow Street</rs>
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that they all agreed to Walk<lb></lb>
into the fields and accordingly setout together and walked<lb></lb>
about the Streets until about Two o'Clock in the Morning<lb></lb>
and then it was proposed by said Jones togo and Steal<lb></lb>
some Cucumbers in a Garden behind the Adam and Era<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo3">near Tottenham Court</rs>
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Turnpike whither they went but<lb></lb>
finding no Cucumbers they broke into the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50573_geo4">little House in<lb></lb>
the Garden</rs>
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which he since finds belongs to Mr. Baikie now<lb></lb>
present and that they Stole there out two Towels or<obscured></obscured>
trips<lb></lb>
a Looking Glass five China Cups and Saucers a Docket Book and also<lb></lb>
an Rd Linen Hand Kerchief and farther saith that the<lb></lb>
said Jones and the said Smith being taken into Custody the<lb></lb>
same Morning he this informd. made his Escape<lb></lb>
and having the aforesaid China in his Custody broke<lb></lb>
and Flung away the same</p>
<p n="11">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50573_n11-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Cross</rs>
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Mark</p>
<p n="12">Sworn before me the day<lb></lb>
and Year first above written}<lb></lb>
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