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and a Hankercher marked I: B tyed about his head and this Informt.
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goeing to unbind his hands found the Gape where with he was bound to
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be tyed in soe many Knotts that he was faine to gett a Knife to suit it
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Thereupon this Informt. Examined the said
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. of
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the manner of the Robbery who said that betweene 3 and 4 of the
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Clock that Morneing a Man Knocket at the Chamber doore
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whereupon he putt on his Night Gowne and Slippers and went to the
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doore and demanding who was there the Person without said he
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came with a Letter from Coll Perry for this Informt. and that thereupon
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he opened the doore and held it in his hand to receive the Letter but
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the Person without rushed in upon him and tooke him by the Coller
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of his Shirt and swore he would kill him if he made any Noyse
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and imediately pulled out a Pistoll or other Gunn out of his
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Pockett and presented it to his head and the said Person tooke a
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handkercher out of his owne Pockett and bound it over the said
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Bransons Eyes and at the same time bound his hands behind him
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his Night Gowne being then on and then ledd him downe Staires
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into his Chamber and laid him on the Bedd and threw the
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Cloathes over him and salt by him whilst another person (who
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came in after the said Branson was bound and before he was ledd
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into his Chamber) broake open the Chamber doore Cabinett and
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Chest of Drawers as aforesaid and that the Robbers stayed in the
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Chamber about an hour and this Informt. askeing him why he
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did not at first cry out and why he say from about 5 when the
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Rogues were gone till 7 of the Clock without crying out or
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giveing notice of the said Robbery there being persons in ye. next
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Chamber and also in the Chamber over head & the Temple watch
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being in the next staire Case but one (and his Leggs being at
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liberty) he replyed that he was afraid for that he did not
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know that the said Robbers were gone
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And this Informt. doth suspect the said
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because about the time the robbery aforesaid was comitted he
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lodged with the said
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. in this Informts Chamber
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and was in a very low and meane Condicon and very meane
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in habitt since which time he hath gotten good apparrell and
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hath compounded this Debts wth. all or most of his Credrs. as this
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Informt. hath heard and beleives he haveing seen his Instrumt.
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of Composicon
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