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<p n="2898">this Informant, And which said Handkerchief is<lb></lb>
now Sworn to be the property of the other Informant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2989-1">Margaret Vialls</rs>
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<p n="2899">And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2899-1">James Baker</rs>
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for himself upon his Oath<lb></lb>
Saith,That he is one of the Constable of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1727">Parish of St Mary</rs>
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<lb></lb>
le bone in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1728">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, And was Constable of the<lb></lb>
Night, upon Duty at the Watch House of the said Parish on<lb></lb>
Saturday Night the Second of Decemr. instant 1775, And that<lb></lb>
at about half an Hour after Twelve o'Clock on that Night<lb></lb>
A person now present, who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2899-2">Charles Chapman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
was brought to the said Watch House, and delivered into the<lb></lb>
Custody of this Informant, Charged with having Committed<lb></lb>
a Burglary and Felony in the House of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2899-3">Benjamin<lb></lb>
Vialls</rs>
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in the said Parish, Where, (having some Conversation<lb></lb>
with the said Charles, touching the said Robbery,) And Asking<lb></lb>
him If he had any Confederates, The said Charles told<lb></lb>
this Informant He knew he shou'd be hanged, for<lb></lb>
that it was He who had Committed the said Robbery.<lb></lb>
And this Informant further Saith, That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2899-4">Charles<lb></lb>
Chapman</rs>
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told this Informant in what Manner he<lb></lb>
Committed the said Robbery, And that it was by<lb></lb>
getting over a Wall in the back yard<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of<lb></lb>
Mr Viall's House, where he broke a Pane of Glass in<lb></lb>
his (the said Mr. Viall's) Back Parlour Window, either<lb></lb>
with his Elbow or with his Hand; Unserewed the<lb></lb>
Screw which fastened down the Sash, Lifted up that<lb></lb>
said sash, went in to the said Rooms, Broke open<lb></lb>
the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Burean of Mr Viall's with a Chissell which he<lb></lb>
afterwards threw into a Pond.That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2899-5">Charles<lb></lb>
Chapman</rs>
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told this Informant, that after he had<lb></lb>
Committed the Robbery he went into a Field<lb></lb>
adjoining to the New Road, where he Cutt up a Turf</p>
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