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Thirdly
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Richard Kirby
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Servant
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to
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Lady
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Ann Finch
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that on Monday night the 26th. of Janry. last about half past nine he was coming along near
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Saville Row
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when he heard an outery of Stop Thief and presently saw a Man running
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as
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fast
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as he could when he Immediatly seized him by the Collar and secured him till some
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other parties came up which said Person now proves to be
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Stephen Reynolds
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That this
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Informant being rather in a hurry Delivered him up into the Custody of the other
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Informant
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George Bemfleet
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and others
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Richd Kirkby
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Fourthly
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Christopher John Hoggins
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upon his Oath saith he is
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Servant
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to Mr. Moody of
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Pall Mall
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that on Monday night being the 26th. of Janry. last
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about half past Nine he assisted in the pursuit and in Conveying Reynolds back to the
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Shop he found
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upon him the several Articles now produced except the Gold
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Seals which Reynolds himself produced in the Shop
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J Hoggins
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Fifthly
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John Oakes
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upon his Oath saith he is a
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Shoemaker
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and
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lives in
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Old Burlington Street
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that on Monday the 26th. of Janry last about half past
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nine he was in
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Old Burnington Street
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and heard the cry of stop Thief he then went in
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Pursuit and Assisted in conveying of Reynolds to Mr. Bemfleets Shop and was present
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when the Kings were found in the Shop as aforesaid and afterwards assisted in
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Conveying him to
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St. James's Watchhouse
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John Oakes
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Sixthly
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John Jones
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upon his Oath saith he was
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Beadle
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of
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the night at
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St. James's Watchhouse
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when
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Stephen Reynolds
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was brought there and
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charged with a Robbery And further saith that soon afterwards sent and he aquainted a
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Magistrate with what had happened who came down to the Watchhouse and upon the
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Intelligence obtained from
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Stephen Reynolds
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the other persons now present who
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call themselves
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Joseph Pocock
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,
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John Harding
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, and
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William Baker
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, were
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all of them
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apprehended in the course of that night
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John Jones
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Seventhly
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John Bartholomew
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upon his Oath saith he
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is a
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=
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Watchman
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of the
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Parish of St. James Westminster
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that about Twelve o Clock
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of Monday night the 26th. of Janry. last he found in
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Burlington Mews
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a
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Gold Seal a Microscope, an opera Glass a Concase eye Glass and
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of
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sworn to be the property of the other Informant
<
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George Bemfleet
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</
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>
also two pair of Spectacles which the said
<
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>
George Bemfleet
</
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>
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"Bemfleet"
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"gender"
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likewise verily
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believes to be his property And all taken out of his Shop as aforesaid And
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this Informant likewise found at the same time and place the flint
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