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The Confession and
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The Examination of
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This Examinant Saith that on or about the tenth
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day of this Instant November He being upon
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Chesters Key Saw three men breaking open
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a Cash which Stood under a Gate way belonging
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to the said Key in which were Contained Guyne
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Redwood and that namely
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one of
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the sd. Three person took from the said Cask of
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Redwood to the quantity of fifty two pound
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Weight and he this Examinant took likewise
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Redwood to the quantity of twenty two pounds Ws.
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and observeing the said
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and other
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two persons whose names at present this Examint.
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does not know to Carry the wood they had Stoln
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to the house of one
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Thomas Marshal
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in
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he this Examinant
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followed them to the sd. place and heard the sd
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Offer the same to Sell to the sd. Thomas
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Marshal and Saw him take two pence a pound for
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fifty two pounds and further Saith that he also
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Sold to the sd
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the same twenty two
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pound which he had Stoln as above said and that
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Marshal did not ask how he Came by it.
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Taken the
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Christoper
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1735 Before me
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Wm Billers
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his
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& Hughes
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Acknowledged and Signed by the said
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in the presence
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