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14th. Day of July 1730
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This Examinant Confesseth and Saith
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that this Morning between the hours of one and
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two of the Clock as he was comeing up water Lane
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who was
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in Company with one
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Edward Mitchum
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called
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to this Examint. and Asked him to give him a
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pint of Beer upon which this Examint. made
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answer he could not for he had Cut three half
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pence in his pockett And this Examint. further Saith
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made Answer that he
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could Afford to give him this Examinant a pint or
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two if he would goe with them to Mr. Abrahams
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Skettle Ground And this Examint. further Saith that
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he this Examint. together with the said Thomas
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Watson & Edward Mitchum
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gott over the piles
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of Deals belonging to Mr. Bridgeman into the Yard
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of the said Mr. Abraham and that the said Thomas
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Watson did take on to pane of Glass out of a Casemt.
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& open the same by which he gott into the house
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of the said Abraham And this Examinant further
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Saith that the said
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did Open the
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Yard Door of the said house and lett this Examint.
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in & ordered Mitchum to Stand in the Street to
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receive what they should bring out
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And this
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Examint. further Saith that he this Examint. & the
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did take thereout three Brass
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Candlesticks some Linnen 4 pewter potts & a Water
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man Filt that they ropt the same in the said Filt
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And this Examint further saith that he this
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Examint. with the said
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& Edward
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Mitchum did hid the same in a Lighter at
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Street Ditch & further saith not
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Taken & Acknowledged
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before me the Day & year
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above written
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