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taken this 27th of Novembr 1786
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night about the Hour of Seven The Prisoners present who say their Names are
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came into the shop of his said Master and asked for
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a penny worth of Tamarind that he served the same and received a penny from which
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of them he cannot tell That on their going away he Missed the Great Coat produced
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which lay upon a Chair the Shop at the Time the said John and Elizabeth came into
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the said Shop as aforesaidThat he pursued and Overtook them a Smalld instance
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from said house both Man and Woman walking close long side of one another
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That he Stopt the Man who had a Red Cloak over his Shoulders which he opened to
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Search for the missing Coat which he did not see upon him That he then laid hold
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of said Woman who had on a Mans Brown Coat which he suspected to be that
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which was Stolenfinishing was mistaken he went to the said
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to
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examine him more Strictly When Mr Dods came up and seized the said John on
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immediately proved to the Coat produced with the Cloak he had on when he Examined
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at the said Mr. Horsford he heard that a Coat was taken out of his Shop that he pursued
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within about One hundred
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and fifty yards of the said Mr.
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. That he seized the said
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who
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he saw drop the Coat produced and a Red
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Cloak which he picked up immediately
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at the foot of the Prisoner and took Coat Cloak and Prisoner to the said Mr. Horsford house
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for himself says The Coat produced is his property which he left in the Shop
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of the said Mr. Horsford Yesterday afternoon
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Sworn
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The day and year abovementioned
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Before
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