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day of June 1784 before me one of his
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Majestys
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on his Oath Saith
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That on Monday the Thirty first day of May last
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in the Evening his Dwelling house at a place called
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the Broad Place in the Parish of
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was broke open and Robbed of the following
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things (to wi) One looking Glass in a Walnut Tree frame
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Gilt in the Edge inside, One Flowered Linnen Gown,
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One Linnen Counterpane, One Brown Camlet Gown,
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One Mans brown Coat, One Linnen sheet, four Brass,
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Candle sticks and other things the property of the said
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four Brass Candlesticks is his property and part
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of the things so mentioned to be stolen from him as
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aforesaid which is now produced by
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Herbert Pocock
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on his Oath Saith
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that on Monday the Thirty first day of May last
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about half an hour after Nine O'Clock in the Evening
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(he being a Lodger to the above named
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William Penn
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he was then coming home to his Lodging, and when
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he Came there he formed the sheet door and the
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Kitchen door of the said House quite open, he
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immediately went into the house expecting to have
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found his Landlord there, but on looking into the
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the
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Prisoner under Examination looking into the drawers
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which was then open, This Informant immediately
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seized the Prisone William Prudence by the Collar
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and they had a struggle together, but the Prisoner
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being too powerful for him he loosed himself and
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ran out of Door with a Bundle in his lap in a
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Brown Linnen Apron, This Informant pursed
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him and called out stop thief, and further
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Saith that the said William Prudence was not out
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