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received of the said John Brown< no role > half a Guinea
as his Share

And he farther saith about a Month afterwds.
he this Examinant the said John Brown< no role >
about the Hour of One in the Night Stole
from the Wharf of Mr. Grice an Anchor
Smith near Rotherhith Church a Ships Iron
Hearth weighing about Two Hundred weight
which they carried on Board the said Captain
Lewis Vessell lying of Iron Gate aforesaid
And he this Examinant also farther saith they
stole from the Duke of York Packet boat lying
near Gun Dock in Wapping (about a Week after
the above robbery) One Main Saile one Anchor
and a Cable-which they they put on Board the
Vessell belonging to King Wild< no role > aforesaid for
which the said King Wild paid the said John
Brown
< no role > , who reced, as he told him Two Guineas & a half
and he the said John Brown< no role > paid him this
Examinant at the Black bull in the Borough
one Guinea & a Fire & Three Penny Peice as
his Share

And he farther confesseth that about Three
weeks after the above they stole from Captain
French Two Anchors weighing about 2.1.0
each which they put on Board King Wild
who Paid John Brown< no role > Three Pounds but John
Brown
< no role > only paid him this Examinant One
Guinea as his ShareAnd from a Close
Leighter belonging to Mr. Fossett they stole & Wharf
and from a Boat off Bell Dock they stole
a Mainsail & carried them on Board the said
King Wild< no role > , for which he reced from John
Brown
< no role > one Guinea as his Share
And




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