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who is since transported and sold them to her for Seven Shillings and six pence
to the best of this Examinants Remembrance which was divided betwixt him
and Jeffs

Bye, Broom
& Anderson}


Crown Court.

Saith That he this Examinant with George Broom< no role > and Thomas
Anderson
< no role > went out together towards Saint Arms Church near Saint Gyles into
a Court through Crown Court where they saw a Toyshop and Milliners Shop
together, there was a double Hatch at the Door where Brook opened the
Door (white Anderson and this Examinant stood on the other Side of the
Way) and matched a Mantelet that was hanging up in the Milliners Shop
and run away with it which he carryed to Church Lane and sold it to
Susannah Clark< no role > for four Shillings and then shared Sixteen Pence each

Bye Martin
and Jeffs-}


red Lyon Str


WB

Saith That this Examinant with John Martin< no role > and John Jeffs< no role > went out
about three Weeks ago in order to rob and as they went towards Clerkenwell Green
in red Lyon Street down a Court Yard they found some Linnen hanging
out in a Gallery which they did no think proper then to take so Jeffs went
away and promised to come to them again but did not, so Martin and
this Examinant went Home with Intent to go to Bed together to Mrs Lucas's
where they lodged but instead of Going to Bed they agreed to go again after
the said Linnen being in Want of Money and Mr Lucas asked what they
got up for they said they were going after somethings they had seen
accordingly they went out and desired Mrs Lucas not to shut them out That
when they came to the said Court yard where the Linnen was there were
two Doggs that bark'd which martin not regarding got up upon a Door
into the Gallery where the Linnen was and bundled the same up and
toss'd it down to this Examinant which they carryed to Lucas's where she
came up Stairs to them into the Room where they lay and examined the Linnen
and found a Parsons Surplice a Woman Flowerd Gown darned on the back
three or four Aprons two old Shifts and three or four Shirts, the next Morning
they offered all the Goods except the Old Shifts and a Shirt to Mrs Lucas
for twelve Shillings which she refused to give so she sent for Susanna Clark< no role > to
look at them who at last gave them thirteen Shillings for them And this
Examinant and the said Martin agreed to send one Shilling out of it to the
said Lucas's Husband who was in Newgate then Martin and this Examinant
divided the twelve Shillings remaining between them and as to the two old Shifts
they were by Consent given to Martins Mother just come out of Newgate and the

James Bye< no role >




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