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This Informant
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Samuel Robbins
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upon his
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No 17 New Street in the Parish of Saint
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Westminster
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and is a
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Seafaring Man
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And Saith that
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about the four of five
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in the afternoon of Sunday the 15th. of
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February Inst. the Prisoner at the Bar who calls himself by
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Names
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came into the apartment of
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clark Robbins
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in
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Lawrence Lane in the Parish of St
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Give in the fields
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in the said County where this Informant
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was and Immediately after he came in he Pulled from out of his
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ckets a Metal Watch in a Green Chagreen Case Three Silver Tea Spoons, One
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Silver Table Spoon, One Pair of Silver Tea Tongs, and
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one Dasmask Hapkins and shewd them to
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George Robbins
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and said he had he had just Stolen them from out of the
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of Mr Osborne in
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and that he
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effected the Robbery by the means of a false Ray after
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having one Conversation together
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George Robbins
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agreed and went out together to sell them
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after Mrs Robertsons And further this Informant upon
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his Oath Saith that he hath since been informed the
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Watch was sold as aforesaid for Seven Shillings and
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Nine pence, the whole of the Spoons and Tea Tongs for Nine
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Shillings, and Nine pence, and the Napkin for Nine pence
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All of which her verily believes to be the Property of the
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other Informant
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Edward Osborne
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And further saith
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that about Eight of the Clock at night of Tuesday the 17th. Inst. he
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went to the house of
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and told him he had been
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Tobbed of the above mentioned Articles, and were sold as aforesaid
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and described the several Particulars And also gave the said
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Edward
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an Account of many things which were left in the Boxes
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which Account was related to this Informant by Doyle
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Taken and Sworn before me the day and year
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first above Written}
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Geo: Reid
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his
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Samuel
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