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The Information of
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that on Saturday Evening the 18th. of September last about 9 to 10 o'
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by
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getting over a Wall into the Yard and from thence into the House
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and stole two Petticoats one Gown several Table Cloths Napkins two
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Counterpanes two Silver Salts several Table Spoons and Tea Spoons a Childs
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Corrall and near Forty Pounds in Gold and Silver. Says that after they
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left them
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Blue Court
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where they let all the Goods with Mealings Wife
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who knew they had been Stolen. Says they then both went to the Sun
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in Green Harbour Court aforesaid where they met Bradley and Carter
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Says they all drank together, staid about a Quarter of an Hour and then
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Crofts Bradley and this Informant went to the Pickled Egg and had some
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Beer and Carter went home, Says Bradley and this Informant lay together
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at Bradley Lodgings and Crofts lay at this Mothers, Says the next morning
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about 8 o Clock the said Crofts and this Informant went to Mealings
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and took all the Goods away and carried them to Elizabeth Smiths
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who lives in Old Gravel
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where they left them
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been informed by Crofts that the said
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bought all the Plate for
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£6..16..8 and the Linen and the other Goods they had Destroyed. Says that
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all the afternoon before they Committed the Robbery the said
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and this
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Informant were drinking at the Sun aforesaid Says that between two and
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three Months ago the said
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and Thomas whose
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