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Porter to the
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who is charged before me with having
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wilfully set Fire to his Dwelling house
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No. 6 Bird in Stand Court in the said City
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Who on their Oath say as follow and first
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this Informant James Wallis Street
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himself saith that on Friday & last about
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twelve of the Clock at night,
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Informant with several other neighbours
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went to the House where the prisoner
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Hilliard then lodged that he then heard
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the said
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Thomas Hilliard
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declared that the
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Devil had been walking with him for a
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Fortnight or three Week, past, that the
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Reason why he had done it, (under standing
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was about his setting Fire to his House) was
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to get rid of his Lodgers, that as he was
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going out of the House they should not
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stay, upon which he was ordered to be sent
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to the Compter that night, and the next
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Morning, on being asked what he had
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done with the Key he said he had (being
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behind a bottle Rack in Wm. Wenklan's
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Collar, on this he this Informant went
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and gave Directions to the other Informant
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to go and look for the Key
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behind such bottler RackAnd this
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