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<p n="544">The further Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n544-1">William Harper</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
us two of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ331">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo609">City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and the Liberties thereof this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15055_date58">fourth,Day of<lb></lb>
December 1744.</rs>
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<p n="545">Who on his further Examination on Oath saith That his former Examination<lb></lb>
being so sudden after he was taken into Custody he cou'd not then particularly<lb></lb>
remember all the several Robberies he had been concerned in and with whom<lb></lb>
he was concerned and in particular in his said Examination he gave an<lb></lb>
Account of two Robberies, to wit, one committed near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo610">Devenshire Square</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo611">Bishopsgate Street</rs>
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and the other near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo612">the Exchange</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo613">Threadneedle<lb></lb>
Street </rs>
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on a Saturday Night about five Weeks from the Time of the taking<lb></lb>
his said Examination when the said Robberies were committed on a Friday<lb></lb>
Night and instead of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n545-1">Thomas Giles</rs>
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therein mentioned in his said Examination to<lb></lb>
be concerned in the said two Rebberies it was one Long Will that was<lb></lb>
concerned with them in the said two Robberies and as far as he can<lb></lb>
recollect it was about the latter End of September last the said two<lb></lb>
Robberies were committed and this Examinant further saith that he<lb></lb>
with <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n545-2">Gadd, Jack</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ332">Sailor</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n545-22">Field, Billingly</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n545-12">Wells, Morris</rs>
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, Norman<del>and</del>
<lb></lb>
Bannister mentioned in his former Examination together with the said Long<lb></lb>
Will, stopt a Gentleman the abovementioned Friday Night in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo614">Ayliffe Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo615">Goodmanfields</rs>
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whilst the said Jack the Sailor picked his Pocket<lb></lb>
of a Silver Watch, This Examinant further saith That the abovesaid<lb></lb>
Saturday Night which is now about nine Weeks ago, he this Examinant<lb></lb>
together with Field, Norman, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n545-5">Thomas Giles</rs>
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, Gadd, Bannister, Billingsly<lb></lb>
Morris and Wells met a Footman at the End of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo616">Charter House</rs>
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Lane who<lb></lb>
had a Pot in his Hand whom they encompassed while the said Gadd picked<lb></lb>
his Pocket of a Silver Watch and this Examinant believes the same was<lb></lb>
taken so dextrously that the said Footman had no Notion that his Pocket<lb></lb>
was picked That the same Night in a Street near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15055_geo617">Bloomsbury Square</rs>
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<lb></lb>
they, attached a Gentleman and robbed him of a Silver Watch which was<lb></lb>
taken by Jack the Sailor, the Gentleman made some Resistance whereon they<lb></lb>
drew their Hangers and run away but he this Examinant heard the<lb></lb>
Gentleman several Time cry out they have got my Watch This<lb></lb>
Examinant further saith that about three Months ago he with Billingly<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n545-7">Morris, Jack</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15055_occ333">Sailor</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n545-8">Henry Gadd</rs>
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aforesaid together with one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15055_n545-41">County Dick</rs>
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