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Edward Pritchard
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Thomas
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Bowie
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the Key Bagnio
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1st.
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day of May 1786
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Who being upon Oath says and first the said
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Samuel
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Barnes
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says that on Wednesday night last was sevenight between the hours of twelve and one he by appointment
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met aperson now present who calls herself
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that he went with her to the
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Key Bagnis in
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that they went
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to bed together, but that he this Informant fastened the
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door of the room in which they lay that in about half an hour after they were in bed
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observed to him, that she must get up
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and go away, as she had a particular friend to meat
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that she then got up dressed herself and went away
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that he is very sure at the time he went to Bed with
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her, he had in his right hand breeches pocket three Guineas
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and an half Guinea in Moneyand that he put his
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Metal Watch upon a Table in the Room that suspecting
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said Mercer to have some Particular Reason for quitting
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him, he searched his Breeches Pockets and looked on
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the Table, when he found his said Watch and Money gone
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end further says that he is very sure that the said
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(from the above as well as other Circumstance)
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is the Person who feloniously stole the sameThe said
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hours of twelve and one o Clock the said
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Samuel
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and
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came to his said Masters
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