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Jervais brought him four Shillings and told him
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that was his Share as the Two pieces had sold for
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Twenty three Shillings but the odd three Shillings
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was present that on Saturday last about Two
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o Clock in the Afternoon this Informt John Doust
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and Jervais met together at the White Horse Old
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Ford and stayed untill about Six o Clock when they
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met Goldsmith and
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Robert Howard
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and then they all
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setoff for London and went to the Gun and Holly
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Bush in
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where they seperated this Informt
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Jervais and Doush in Order to go to Mitcham and
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agreed if they met and person on the Road to stop and Rob
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them Jervais having a large Knife which he had brought for
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that purpose from his Brother House at old Ford
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but
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had not gone far before they met Jervaiss Father and
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Mother when here turned back and this Informt &
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Doust went on to Mitcham and got there about Eleven
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o Clock at Night when this Informt proposed to doust
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to Rob Mr Newton's Callicoe Grounds there and
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accordingly they went and stole four pieces of British
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Callicoe from thence which they carried and hidin
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a field under some bushes and then they parted each
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going to their friends but agreed to meet again on
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the monday morning early and accordingly this
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Informt called upon Doust about four o Clock and
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they went together and took three pieces from the
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said four so Concealed as aforesaid that Doush carried
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one and this Informt. two having one piece wrapped
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round his Body and the other in a Hand kerchief and came
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to London and never quitted each others Company untill they
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came to Old Ford, but the three pieces of Callicoe which they had
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Stolen as aforesaid and which was the property of mr
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newton at Mitcham in Surry they had Concealed in the
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Alley's leading from
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Bethnal Green
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to Old Ford That
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before this Informt. went to work he Informed Briggs
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& Jervais
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wit what he and Doust had
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been doing when Briggs asked if they should be in it
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when this Informt told him Yes, Upon which
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Bridggs
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and Doust set off for Tenley's in Bach Lane but not
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finding him at Home they cme back again between
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five and six o Clock when Immediately this Informt
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Goldsmith and Jervais set off for the place where the three
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pieces of Callicoe had been hid in the Morning by this Informt
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