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The Examcon of
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Ralph Mitchell
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21st day of Novr. 1733
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The sd Exaiant on his Oath Saith that on the 25th day of
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October last abt. Eight of the Clock in the Evening of the
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same day this Examinant in Company with Long Will
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otherwise Blackwell
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William Brown
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Joseph Whitlock
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Entred into the house of Colonel James Des Romaines
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Scituate in
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Paddington
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in the
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County of Middlesex
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and
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Robbed the Said House of Several peices of plate a Gold
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Watch Several Rings Wearing Apparel and other
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things of a very Considerable value And this Exaiant
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further Saith that he this Exaiant being well Acquainted
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with
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Edward Boddenham
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Old Bayly
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Watchmaker
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and haveing frequently Sold him Severall
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Watches which this Exaiant had Stolen from on Board
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Vessells in the
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, and A Silver three pint
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Tankard & Siver Spoon also Stoln by this Exaiant he did
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Apprehend him to be a proper person to assist this
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Exaiant and his Companions in Disposal of some of the
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Goods Stoln from Colonel James Des Romanies And
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Edward Boddeham
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house at the Ship in the Old Bayly aforesd but in their way
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thither this Exaiant And
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William Brown
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left Joseph
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Whitlock at an Alehouse some little distance from the said
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Boddenhams House this Examinant haveing been
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Cautioned by the said Boddenham never to bring more
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than one with him whenever he came to sell him any Goods
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for that he would never bay any thing of him when there
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were more than two in Company; And this Exaiant and
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come to the sd Boddenhams
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aforesd went into a Private
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Drinking room & called for a pint of Beer and sd Boddenham
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seeing this Exaiant and being well Acquainted wth him
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came into the room where this Exaiant and the sd Wm
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Brown then were and asked this Exaiant what they had
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got whereupon Brown produced a Gold Watch
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sd Boddenham required of this Exaiant & sd Brown what
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they asked for the same & this Exaiant asked him Sixteen
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Guineas upon which the sd Boddenham offerred them for
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the sd Watch Eight Guineas & bought it at that Price
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