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found to his Astonishment that bath the Cabbin door and
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the Lock of the Chest had been forcibly broke open and thirty
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Guineas out of the Ane and thirty was feloniously taken
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thereout and Carried away. but nothing Else was taken
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thereout Saith that upon Enquiring at the Stairs at
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if any Person or Persons had been Off from
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Thence to go on Board the Wells he learned from the other
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Abraham Hughes
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that he had been Employed
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by Tingay and one
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William
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Thomas Leggitt
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. (now Present)
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them
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Board the Quebec. The next Ship to the
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Wells. that he took them into his Boat and they both
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went on Board his
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Quebec said Hughes waited
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for Ten or fifteen Minutes and then brought them back.
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Saith that suspecting from
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his Last Circumstances
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that said Tengay and Leggitt must have been the
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Persons who committed the Robbery. The caused them both
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to be apprehended when on Tingay being Searched there
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was found upon him Eighteen Guineas one of which
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he Positively Swears to have been Stolen as above set
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forthSaith that on Examining said Leggitt, the
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first time no proof was adduced of his having been Guilly
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of the Robbery but some other suspicions having a
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soon after he was discharged he was
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being made in his
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Tobacco Box SixGuineas and which he verily believes
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is part of the Thirty Guineas so Stolen as aforesaid
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Lastly Saith that he is the more Induced to be believe
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William Tingay
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Thomas Leggitt
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were the
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not any persons whatever on Board the said Ship Wells
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or the Quebeck at the time the robberis was Committed
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except the said Tingay and Leggitt. and further
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Saith not.
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And this Informant
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Abraham Hughes
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for himself
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Saith that between the hours of four and five OClock
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in the Afternoon of the said second day of January he
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carried the said Tingay and Leggitt in his Boat from
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on Board the Quebec. that he waited
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at the
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for about Ten Minutes or a
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Quarter of an Hour when he Brought them both back and
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