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<p n="47"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65509_geo28">Westminster</rs>
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to wit</note>
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The Affidavit of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65509_n47-1">Charles Harris</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65509_n47-2">Maiden Lane</rs>
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Cort Garden<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65509_occ17">Baker</rs>
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<p n="48">Who being on Oath says That one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65509_n48-1">William Mercer</rs>
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sometime<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
about March last<lb></lb>
stole a Three-penny loaf out of the Basket<lb></lb>
of this deponent in Tavitsite Street, which<lb></lb>
Basket was in the possession of this Deponents<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65509_occ18">servant</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65509_n48-2">James Kell</rs>
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, at which time this<lb></lb>
Deponent was in his own Shop in Maiden<lb></lb>
Lane apreaid and knew nothing either<lb></lb>
directly or indirectly of the said Felony <lb></lb>
but that by some mistake or other this<lb></lb>
Deponent name was inserted in the<lb></lb>
Recognizance taken at Bas thatAnd this<lb></lb>
Deponent further saith that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65509_n48-3">William Mercer</rs>
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was tried at the<lb></lb>
next session and convicted of the said<lb></lb>
Felony ; Lit that this deponent name<lb></lb>
not being on the Back of the Rite, &<lb></lb>
That his namely being so inserted in the<lb></lb>
said Recognizance, it appears that he<lb></lb>
has forfeited his Recognizance, and which<lb></lb>
This Deponent on his Oath saith he<lb></lb>
never entered into</p>
<p n="49">Sworn</p>
<p n="50">This 25th. day of<lb></lb>
October 1794<lb></lb>
NS</p>
<p n="51"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65509_n51-1">C: Harris</rs>
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