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taken before me, one of His Majesty's Justices of
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the Peace in and for the said City, Who being upon Oath
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that having Reason to suspect that the Prisoner now under Examination,
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, had at different Times robbed him and his Partner
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on Saturday last, he weighed some Gold and Silver given to the
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to melt, and found a Deficiency Says upon that he
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determined to search the Prisoner, and as he was coming down
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Stairs to go to Dinner this Informant stopt him, and charg'd him
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with the Robbery Says that the Prisoner denied the Charge
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repeatedly Says that he was searched, and the several Pieces of
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Gold and Silver
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now produced were taken from him, which are
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the Property of this Informant and his Partner.
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for himself saith that
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he was present when his Brother charged the Prisoner with the Robbery
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and upon hiss being searched, this Informant took Part of the Pieces of
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Gold and Silver from the Crown of his Hat, and other Part from his
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which are now produced, and are the Property of this
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Taken and Sworn a
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London the
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Wm I Shaw
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