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one of his Majestys
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John Richardson
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Saith That he rents
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the Sixteenth day of August Instant his House was
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Burglariously broke open And stolen and carried away
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therefrom Five Guineas in Money, a Gun, Six Silver
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Tea Spoons one pair of Silver Tea Tongs and other things his
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one of the men fell upon him, and they strugled, and
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the other struck him twice on the head with a Hedge
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stake and then tyed his legs with the Sheet And his
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hands with as string then one of them said let us get
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a light, and said Eyestill I won't hurt a hair of Year
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Mary Griffin
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on or about two o'Clock in the morning of the Sixteenth
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day of August Instant her Masters House was broke
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open, and she hearing a Noise she sat upright in the
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in first One of them shook a stick at her and bid
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her lye still And asked her for the Key of her box and
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Henry
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Geave
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