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The Information of
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taken before me this
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to sd.
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also now in Custody about
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Eight Months, during which time he has bought divers goods of
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the said three Persons as well Pl
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Silks, and other Goods, says
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that about July last he bought of said Williams and his Wife one
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large Salser one Smaller Do. one large Soup Spoon, one Silver
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Skewer four Salts, one Salt Spoon Etc. says that a Salt Spoon now
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produced is the same which he bought as aforesaid; Says he bought
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of sd. Williams & Wife about the same time one Suit of black Velvet
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lived with red Shaggs one Suit of Silver Fisiatrimed with Silver Lace
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Says after this he Purchaced of sd. Williams a Silver Spoon
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now produced, eight other Desert Spoons, three Table Spoons one
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lance Boat, a Cand Costick and other things which Goods he believes
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were Stolen from out of the Hose of
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John Dyke
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became
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said Williams since confessed the same to this Informt. and the
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manner in which he did the Robbery; Says that about to Weeks agoe
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he bought of sd. Williams two Salsers with Arms, a Milk Pott without
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Arms and about 20 Silver handled knives and Forks; Says that about
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the last day of Octbr. last he bought of said Williams his Wife & Sister
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a Heralds Coat, some Gold Lace from a Halt a pair of Shoe
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Buckles a Silver Pendilum Watch and other things which watch
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is recoverable; Says that a little before this he bought of the Wife and
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Sister of said Williams a brown Coat and Scarlet Waistcoat
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Says that about 10 Weeks agoe to bought of said Williams
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one blue Silk Gown one Cotton Do. five Shifts and two odd
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Says that about six weeks agoe he bought of said Williams's Sister
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seventeen yards or upwards of blue Silk for which he gave her
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a Guinea and a Quarteri Say other last Tuesday Senight
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he bought of sd Williams a Chocolate Stand now produced, two
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others of the same kind, a two Quart Sauespan, one other
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