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that he Secured the said Rope and Greensmith took him to the House of Informant
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Richards and Confirms
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his Testimony in every Particular Except as to his
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being in the house of Prisoner Watts, And this Informant
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for himself Saith that Informants Richards and Cole came to his house about
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Eight O Clock last night Informed him they had a Prisoner and desired him
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to take Charge of him, that he went to the door. Saw the prisoner Greensmith
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with the Rope on his Shoulder and asked him where he was going with it
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who told him to a house near the Silver Lion. when Informant told him
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where he was going with it there Carry it, That the prisoner accordingly
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went with said Rope Informants following him, Saith that he Greensmith
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Carried said Rope to the House of prisoner Watts and when he went in
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the door was Skut Immediately when Informant putting his head
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against the door and Listening heard a Man say to the Prisoner Greensmith he would
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gave him four pence or a Great. Informant cannot tell which and at
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the same time told him he could not Weigh it. Immediately after which
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the door opened and this Informant together with Informant Richards Went
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in when Informant Secured he prisoner Watts, and Richards Secured the
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Rope.
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Taken and Sworn this 24th
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Day of November 1789 before me}
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John Richard
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Thos Badcock
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William Greensmith
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in her Defence Says that he will be thirteen Years of Age
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Next Christmas, his Father in Law
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Richard Wenter
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who lives at Poplar and is
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a
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in Blackwell Yard turned him out of doors a good But ago. Says
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afterwards three Weeks
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ago, had laid in Mr
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Youngs Hemp Loft
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. since and turned
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the Wheel for an Apprentice of Captn. Youngs who gave him Victuals, Says that
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he went one Sunday Evening to the Prisoner Watts's house and asked him if he
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would Buy any Old Rope who sayed he would Buy as much as he would bring
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Saith that no body told him to go and get the Rope but that he went
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himself last night took off the Tiles got into the Warehouse Book the Rope wh
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he Sold to the prisoner
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opened the Window three the Rope out of the Window and got out that way
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Says that his Reason for going to Walls's Shop was he knew
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to have Sold Rope there about a fortnight ago, which he took from the
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Water Side on the
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Taken Signed and declared to be
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the Truth this 24th. day of Novr. 1789
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before me}
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his
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William
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Greensmith
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