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Sampson Wessels for himself saith that he is a Dealer
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in Old Cloaths and other things that on a Wednesday the begining
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(whom this
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Company with the other person now present who calls
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when Jones asked this
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accordingly they all there went to a Public House near
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adjoining when this Informant asked the said Jones how
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he became acquainted with the other Young Fellow (meaning
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) when Jones replied that he
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was his Partner when Jones entered into a Conversation
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with this Informant touching his buying of Plate and
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other things when Jones complained that other people
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whom he death with did not give a fit price for them
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Complaining that he had lately Sold Fifteen Watches
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to Isaac Volier for Nine Guineas only when Jones
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and the other person (meaning the said Hawkins)
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proposed that this Informant should procure a Purchase
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for a large Quantity of Plate which they told this Informt
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they should certainly become Possessed of upon the
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Saturday Following and offered to bring the same to
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this Informants House for the purpose of selling it
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and looking direction for that purpose
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upon which this Informant say'd he could have nothing
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to do with it himself having no Money nor did he
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Know any body who would be concerned it in it And
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this Informant further saith that upon Monday Morning
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following he heard of a great Robbery having been Committed
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and a very large Quantity of plate Stolen as this Informant
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thinks and verily believes from the House of
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that upon going Past the Lodgings
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