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Mr. Barrett those two men are robbing the Lighter a Mr. Barratt
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then came from the Quarter Deck (when he had been speaking to
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the prisoner Parry) into the Craft and called to the
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two Men in the Boat who were then rowing the same from the
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Craft to came Back but which they replied to do, but that as
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the said two men were rowing away he heard the prisoner
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Parry call very Loud and said George put bck and taken me in
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but of which they took no Notice but rowed up the River and
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got clear away first feloniously stealing in the said lighter or
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Craft Three Boxes of Lemons the property of
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which they took and carried away. And this Informant
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lastly saith that he easily believes the said
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was concerned with
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the said two men who were in the Boat above
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mentioned in the feloniously taking and Carrying away the
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said three Chester or Boxes of Lemons. And this Informant
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further saith not.And this Informant Dennis
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Barrat for himself saith that between one and two OClock
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in the Morning of sunday last being then in his Cabbin on the
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Quarter Deck he heard a person ask for Mr. Barratt the Mate
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whereupon he got out of his Pabin and asked who wanted
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these Male when seeing the prisoner Parry he told Informant
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that he wanted him when Parry told him he came on Board
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to against him that the Craft along suite would be robbed anless
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he kept a Good luck out when Informant thanked him and
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asked him how the Craft could he Robbed when these was a
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Watch on DeckThat Informant immediately after the above
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Conversation was Ended was called to by the Watchman and told
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side, and speaks to the same Effect as the other Informant
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Christian Holdrop as to the latter part of his Information
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and that he heard the prisoner Parry call to the two men in the
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Boat or they wire rowing away George put back and take
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me in. That he heard the said two men or me of them say something in
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Answer to Parrys request but what he could not distinctly
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hears but Saith that one of them seemed to say back one one of
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her Oars as if with Intention to take Parry in last seeing
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Informant in the Craft (who he believes he had not seen before)
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they both immediately Rowed away
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taking with them three
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Chests or Boxes of Limons as afterwards appended on Informants overhauling
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