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<p n="60">The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n60-1">Richard Roberts</rs>
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now a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15058_occ37">Prisoner</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo62">the Poultry</rs>
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Compter<lb></lb>
London when before me one of his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15058_occ38">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo63">City of London</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
the Liberties his thereof this 16th day of Septr. 1747</p>
<p n="61"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo64">London</rs>
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to wit }</note>
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This Examinant on his Oath saith That he hath<lb></lb>
known & been intimately acquainted with <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n61-1">William Martin</rs>
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now in <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15058_occ39">Prisoner</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo65">Newgate</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n61-2">George Brown</rs>
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who is not<lb></lb>
yet taken for the space of twelve months last past during<lb></lb>
which time they followed the Business of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15058_occ40">Carmen</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo66">Botolph Wharfe</rs>
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frequently were employed in carrying<lb></lb>
severall sorts of Merchandiges to diverse Places in & about<lb></lb>
the said City in particular about a Month agoe He this<lb></lb>
Examinant the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n61-3">William Martin</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n61-4">George Brown</rs>
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were employed in the loading of Carts & driving the same<lb></lb>
to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo67">East India Warehouse</rs>
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from<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo68"> Botolph Wharfe</rs>
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with<lb></lb>
Chests of Tea belonging to the East India Company that<lb></lb>
there he this Examinant & the said two other Persons<lb></lb>
seeing several other Carmen (who were also employed in<lb></lb>
loading & carrying the said Tea in their Carts to the said<lb></lb>
Warehouses others Names to this Examinant doth not<lb></lb>
know very busy & report in plundering & making holes<lb></lb>
in the Chests, shaking them about & raising up the Tops<lb></lb>
thereof whereby they get great Quantities of Tea indend<lb></lb>
this Examinant and the said two other Persons to met<lb></lb>
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interupt of the like hind & accordingly they consulted<lb></lb>
together that last came to a resolution to plunder the Chests<lb></lb>
as well as the rest whereupon he this Examinant and the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n61-6">William Martin</rs>
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laid hold of several Chests that were there<lb></lb>
upon the Wharf made holes in them & shook Tea thereout<lb></lb>
whereby they got about half a Pound which they sold other<lb></lb>
Coopers Arms in Botolph Lane to the Master of the House<lb></lb>
there who gave them half a Crown for the same That the<lb></lb>
next day he this Examinant & the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n61-7">George Brown</rs>
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were<lb></lb>
about the Wharf & plundered several Chests which they strook</p>
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