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The Examination of
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taken before me this
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8th. day of March 1768
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This Examinant says that on Tuesday last about
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seven of the Clock he went to General Conway's
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that he went into the Steward's Room that he there
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drank
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Tea with Mrs. Mathews Mr. Leauzun
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and his Wife that he afterwards Played at Cards
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and staid with then until nine o'Clock says there
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was another Woman there who was a Stranger
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to him that he went out of the Room about nine and
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left them all these, that he then went up the back Stair
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into an empty Room called Mr. Smith's Room that
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he said there from about nine in the Evening
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until two in the Morning says he then pulled
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his shoes off went down Stairs and Lighted a Candle
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which he brought from home in his Pocket (for
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that purpose) at the Hall Firer then went directly
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into the Library and tried the Drawers of the
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writing Table that he found one of the Drawers
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open in which were several Bank Notes that
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is to say six Vizr. one for five hundred pounds
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four of One hundred each and one for Twenty
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five pounds all which he took away says that
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he then put some papers round the Lighted
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Candle upon the Table and left the room
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the papers being then on fire says he then went out of the house and got over
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the Yard Wall at one corner into the Alley
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leaving the Hall door open says he staid near
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an hour about the house and then went home
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