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The Information of
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John Fields
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at the Nell Gwynne
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Alehouse at Chelsea late a Serjeant in the 58th..
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Regiment of Foot; and
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William Rode
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taken before me
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this 27th.. Day of February 1784
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John Field
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says that
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on the 5th.. of February last as this Informant was walking up
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James Street
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Covent Garden
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, a Man in Boots entered into Conversation
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with this Informant, observing now dirty the Street were-That
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as they turned into
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this Informant observed a Purse
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lying, which the said Man picked up, and put into his Pocket
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That said Man pressed Informant to go into an Alehouse to examine
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the Contents of the Purse That they went to an Alehouse near
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where they examined the Purse and found the Ring & Receipt
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now Produced. That a Person now present who calls himself
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Humphry
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Moore
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then came into the Room and asked whether "there was
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any thing extraordinary" when said frist Man shewed him the
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Ring and Receipt telling said Moore that he had picked it up
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That said Moore observed that "Informant was entitled to Half
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as being present when it was Picked up" That after a good deal
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of Conversation between said Man and Moore, Moore asked whether
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''said Man and Informant would given him a Guinea each if he (Moore)
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Settled the Matter between them"-which they agreed to. That Said Man
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then went out pretending to get Cash for a Bill of £150, but
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returned without it. That this Informant proposed Advertising the
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Ring, or to have it Valued by a Jeweller, which said Man objected
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to. That said Moore asked said other Man whether "He had any Money"
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who replied that he had only brought one Guinea into Town. That
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Moore asked Informant if "He had any Money", Informant Replied
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about a Guinea-Moore asked if "He had any Money at home,"
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Informant replied about 30 or £40. Moore then proposed going
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