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The Information of John Bealby
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taken before Us two of his Majestys
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Justices of the peace for the said
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County City and Liberty
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Who being severally upon Oath say and first
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for himself saith
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That on Tuesday
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last about Six oClock at Night after the
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Candles were light he was down in the forekitchen
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under the Shop when he heard some Glass smash
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that he ran up Stairs into the Shop but not
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perceiving anything imagined it had been at a
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Neighbours then went down into the Kitchen
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again that a fw Mintues after he heard Glass
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rattle again and upon Examinging this Informant
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saw a Large pane of Glass in the front of the
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Shop broke and formed a considerable Quantity of
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Ribbands and other Goods taken & Carried away
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and observed that upon the paper as their the
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Shop Window from whence the Goods had been
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taken there was some fresh Blood as if the
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person who had broke the Glass had Cut themselves
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in the doing of it
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And this Informant Benjamin Bealby for
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himself saith that he keeps the Shop in princes
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Street as abovementioned that on Monday last about
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Six oClock at night he had Candles light as
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Usual in his Shop about a Quarter of an hour
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afterwards her was Informed by his Shop Woman
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that the Shop was broke and the Gords gone
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upon which he examined & found that a large pane
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of Glass was broker and a large Quantity of Ribbands
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