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John Burrow
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belonging
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to the First Regt. of Foot Guards now in the Tower says that about two
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Months since he and said Burrow Robbed a Man with a Fish Basket
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about 8 or nine at Night of half a Crown and some other Silver near the Chelsea Waterworks says
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that about a fortnight ago he and said Burrows Robbed a Person in the
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Green Dark of a Silver Watch a Guinea and some Silver which Watch
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said Burrow afterwards wore himself says that about two Months
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since he and said Burrow Robbed a Man on foot after 10 o' Clock at
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Night of a Guinea and some Silver, near the Lock says about a fortnight since
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at about 8 o' Clock at Night they Robbed another Man in the green
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Park of six or seven Shillings says that in coming from Peckham Fair
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he and said Burrow Robbed a Man on foot near Peckham of about
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two pounds in Money amongst which was a light 13:6 piece says that
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Corporal Crookshanks of Burrow's Company had always share of what
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Money they Robbed for and was privy to all their Robberies, that he used
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to give
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Burrow leave to go out to Rob & for bear reporting him absent
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says another Corporal used to lend him his blue Coat by way of disguize
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to Rob and reced. Money for the lent of it four or five Shillings at
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a time & sometimes less, says they gave the above thirteen Shilling and
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Six penny piece to get exchanged to Crookshanks and that he was to have half of it but
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that he cou'd not get it off that he offered to Sell it at a Silversmith in the
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Minories says he himself afterwards Sold it at another Silversmith in
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the Minories for Eleven Shillings Says that said Burrow has also
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Robbed several Shops about Ragg Fair and Stole one pair of Breeches and some
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Gloves that the tall Corporal belonging to the same Company with Burrow
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received and wears the Breeches
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that Burrow Sold some of the Gloves to the Soldiers
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says
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said Burrow told him that he and True the Soldier had Committed
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several Footpad Robberies towards Highgate and that Burrow farther
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said that he had got three Watches in Pawn which he had taken upon the
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Highway, says he also told him that which he was absent as a
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