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frist put the small Pieces of Silver into the Melting Pot, and afterwards
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Cut the large pieces with a Pair of Shears which this Informant Borrowed
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at his Tinmans. Says that this Plate was melted into about 15 Ingots
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Says that Bochers went away about 6 o Clock his Sabbath coming on and that afterwards
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Barnard melted the Kings and Watch-Cases himself Says that the
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weight of the Silver he believes was upwards of 400 Ounces. Says
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that the Persons Present when the Silver was melted were said Bochers
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his Wife and this Informant and his Wife Occasionally
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that the said Ingots were carried away one or two at a time by said
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Bochers and another Few. Says the same evening one Lipe Lyons
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and Talbot came to said Barnards Lodgings for Money for said Plate,
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Says Barnard told him he was to give them four Shillings Pr. Ounces Says
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that said Barnard gave them several Guineas that night. Says that said
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Talbot and Lyons came as fast as the Ingots were sold to get Money of
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said Barnard. Says that at last said Talbot said Lyon and said Peel came
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to another to said Barnard Lodgings when the matter was concluded. Says
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that said Barnard told this Informant he had paid the said
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£130 for
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said Plate, Says he heard the name of Coleby mentioned, but said Barnard desired
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Talbot not to bring said Coleby to his Lodgings because he had been an Evidence
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before. Says that said Barnard told this Informant that said Plate had come
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from
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Fields that when said Talbot said Lyon and said Barnard
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were together he heard
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Said Talbot
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said Lyon declare they had got into
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the house backwards and when they had got the Plate they buried it in
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a Dunghill near the house until they could get a Box to bring it away
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in. Says he was Informed they brought the Plate away in a Coach, for
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said Peel asked said Barnard for Money to Pay the Coachman telling him that
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he had had a Guinea already and was flash to the Rigg. Says that he
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does Suspect and believe from the above Circumstances, that said Talbot said Coleby
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said Lyon and said Peel were concerned in robbing the house of Mr. Ewes
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in
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Fields of said Plate, and said
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Barnard Solomon
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said
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Bochers and the aforesaid Few received the same knowing it to have been
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Stolen. Says that the day after the said Plate was melted the said
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Shewed
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this Informant a £10 Bank Note Payable to Ewes or Bearer and said he bought the said Note
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for £7 and that it came with the Plate that the said Barnard said he wanted half
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a Dozen of Mahogany Chairs and Intended this Informant should go with him to bring
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them, this Informant told him he might buy th
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Bea
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that the said Barnard
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told him he would Change the said Note to Pay lot them this Informant answered no he should not
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because he knew the Tradesman.
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Sworn before me this 29th of May 1773.}
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