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Esquires three of his Majestys
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for the said County this 15th
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Who being upon Oath saith that he lodged at the house of the prisoner
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Thomas Peirse
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Sepulchre in the
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that this Informant occupied
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the front Room on the first Floor over the prisoners Shop and that
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about three of the Clock in the Morning of Tuesday the fourth day of May
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instant this Informants Wife waked him and asked him if there was not
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a strong smell of Smoke and upon this Informants perceiving the same
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he immediately ran to the Stairs leading to the Shop and through the
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Joints of the shutters which inclosed the Shop this Informant saw the
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Shop was on Fire whereupon this Informant instantly ran up Stairs
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and called to the prisoner who lay in the Garrett to come down and
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save his Goods or he would be ruinedthat the prisoner came down
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Stairs and said to this Informant "make no alarm and make yourself
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"easy it is only something a miss with any Kiln I can set all to rights
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"presently" or Words to that effect and the prisoner put his Hands upon
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this Informants Shoulders at the same time to put him back in the Room
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and pulled the Door to And this Informant further saith that
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the prisoner after having been down to the Shop said he must run up
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for the Keys which he did and as he returned this Informant asked
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the prisoner if he could assist him to which the prisoner replied "No
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"I can do it all myself for God's Sake be easy" or to that effect and again
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desired this Informant to make no AlarmThat the said
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returned up stairs from the Shop in a few seconds and called to the Lodgers
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to escape as fast as possible or they would be burnt: whereupon this Informant
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together with this Wife and Child and the Lodgers on the second Floor
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all got out of the House down
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the Stair Case and escaped out
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at a back Door
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