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The further Examination of
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us two of his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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and the Liberties thereof this
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fourth,Day of
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December 1744.
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Who on his further Examination on Oath saith That his former Examination
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being so sudden after he was taken into Custody he cou'd not then particularly
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remember all the several Robberies he had been concerned in and with whom
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he was concerned and in particular in his said Examination he gave an
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Account of two Robberies, to wit, one committed near
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and the other near
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the Exchange
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in
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on a Saturday Night about five Weeks from the Time of the taking
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his said Examination when the said Robberies were committed on a Friday
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Night and instead of
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Thomas Giles
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therein mentioned in his said Examination to
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be concerned in the said two Rebberies it was one Long Will that was
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concerned with them in the said two Robberies and as far as he can
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recollect it was about the latter End of September last the said two
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Robberies were committed and this Examinant further saith that he
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with
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, Norman
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Bannister mentioned in his former Examination together with the said Long
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Will, stopt a Gentleman the abovementioned Friday Night in
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whilst the said Jack the Sailor picked his Pocket
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of a Silver Watch, This Examinant further saith That the abovesaid
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Saturday Night which is now about nine Weeks ago, he this Examinant
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together with Field, Norman,
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, Gadd, Bannister, Billingsly
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Morris and Wells met a Footman at the End of
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Lane who
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had a Pot in his Hand whom they encompassed while the said Gadd picked
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his Pocket of a Silver Watch and this Examinant believes the same was
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taken so dextrously that the said Footman had no Notion that his Pocket
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was picked That the same Night in a Street near
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they, attached a Gentleman and robbed him of a Silver Watch which was
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taken by Jack the Sailor, the Gentleman made some Resistance whereon they
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drew their Hangers and run away but he this Examinant heard the
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Gentleman several Time cry out they have got my Watch This
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Examinant further saith that about three Months ago he with Billingly
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