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The Information of
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taken and made on Oath before me
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one of his Majestys
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in and for the said
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the 15th- day of
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March 1781.
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This Informant saith that at different times
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past there hath been stolen from this Informants
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Premises a Quantity of Iron for the making of
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Horseshoes this Informant property, and this
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Informant further saith that suspecting one
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who was employed by this Informant as his
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Smith, had stolen the said Iron, this Informant
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on this 15th day of March instant went to the shop in
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in
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the said County belonging to this Informant and
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meeting the said
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at the Shop Door coming
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out, seemingly with his Coat Pockets full this
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Informant suspected that the said
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had
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taken some more Iron this Informant property
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And this Informant further saith that the said
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seeing this Informant, endeavoured to
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Shun him and threw a Piece of Iron which he
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took out of his pocket on a Dinghill, and this
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Informant on searching the said
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found
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concealed about his Cloaths seven other Pieces of
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Iron which he had stolen out of this Informants
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Shop of the weight of Thirty Pounds and upwards
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Taken and sworn the
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day and year aforesaid}
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J. Penlease
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Thos. Hockley
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