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The Informations and Depositions Against
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two of His Majesty
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in and for the said County the
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13th
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day of September 1786
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as follows vizt
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on his Oath saith That on Saturday
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Morning last about one yard and one half of a yard
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the Window Shutter of the Cellar of his dwelling House Situate
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aforesaid together
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with a Brass Cock which pipe was Affixed
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to his said Dwelling house That one part of the
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is the property of this Informants and the
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Same that was Cut away from the Cellar
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of his Dwelling House as aforesaid
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That the Prisoner now present
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with five
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friday Even I last and went away at
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half an hour after Eleven oClock the same Evening
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on his Oath Saith That on
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Saturday last about Noon he Apprehended
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the person now present who says his
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