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The Examination of
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Mary Whiffer
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taken in
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Writing and upon Oath before no two
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of his
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Majesty's
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Justices of the peace
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in and for the said
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County the 14th: day of Novemr: 1769
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This Examinant Saith that on or about the 26th: day of
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September last this Examinant at that time being
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in the Dwelling House of one
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Robert Cromwell
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Moor fields
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in the
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Parish of Shoreditch
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in the said County
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Silk Weaver
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She this Examinant about one o'Clock in the Morning hearing a Noise in the Street looked out of Window
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in the said House, and saw a Great Number of persons
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assembled before she said House armed with Pistol
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Cut lasses and other offensive Weapons and in a few
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minutes some of the said persons attempted to break
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open the Window Shutter of the Parlour which this
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Examinant believes they could not the same being fastned
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within by an Iron Bar, and thereupon some of the
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said person came to the Door of the said Dwelling
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House, and broke open the same, and came into
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the said House, and then broke Down another Door
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leading into a Warehouse in the said Dwelling House
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and this Examinant saith that the Several person or
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Mary of them did several Times five Pistols or Guns
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in the said House and that
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Several other of the
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said persons who Stood without the Door did also fire
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Several Times at the Windows of the said House
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And this Examinant further saith that one of the said
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persons so assembled as aforesaid was then and Stitt, is well
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known to this Examinant by the Name of
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John Carmichael
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and that she saw the said
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John Carmichael
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then and there
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stand and hold in his Hand a Pistol or Small Gun
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which said Pistol or small Gun the said Carmichael
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presented and held Close to the head of a Man whom
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this Examinant believes was a Watchman, and this
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Examinant out saith that she heard the said
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John
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Carmichael
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say to the said Man Blast your Eyes
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