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one of his Majesty's
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Justices of the Peace
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and for the said County this 19th. day of July 1773
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Who saith that on Saturday last the 17th of July instant about
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eleven o'Clock at Night two Girls Picked him up in
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and carried him to the House of one Mrs Grear in
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where he gave a woman now present and
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a Shilling to get some
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said two
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Girls and pulled of his Trousers and layed them on a chair
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at the foot of a Bed That then one of the Girls Picked his
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Trousers Pocket of two Shillings that he got out of Bed
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in order to prevent her from so doing but the Girls cried
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out Murther and
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said they would have his brains beat
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out or words to that Effect and then run down Stairs that
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he endeavoured to follow them but was prevented by the said
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who seized him by the Cholar and held
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him till the said girls escapd-That he then got
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down stairs and into the street naked except his Shirt
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down Stairs-saith he doth
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not know the names of either
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of the said Girls who picked his pocket
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Sworn the day & year above
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