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The Examination of
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Richard Roberts
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the Poultry
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Compter
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London when before me one of his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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City of London
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&
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the Liberties his thereof this 16th day of Septr. 1747
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to wit }
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This Examinant on his Oath saith That he hath
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known & been intimately acquainted with
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William Martin
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now in
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Newgate
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George Brown
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who is not
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yet taken for the space of twelve months last past during
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which time they followed the Business of
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Carmen
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frequently were employed in carrying
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severall sorts of Merchandiges to diverse Places in & about
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the said City in particular about a Month agoe He this
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Examinant the said
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George Brown
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were employed in the loading of Carts & driving the same
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to the
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East India Warehouse
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from
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with
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Chests of Tea belonging to the East India Company that
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there he this Examinant & the said two other Persons
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seeing several other Carmen (who were also employed in
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loading & carrying the said Tea in their Carts to the said
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Warehouses others Names to this Examinant doth not
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know very busy & report in plundering & making holes
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in the Chests, shaking them about & raising up the Tops
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thereof whereby they get great Quantities of Tea indend
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this Examinant and the said two other Persons to met
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interupt of the like hind & accordingly they consulted
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together that last came to a resolution to plunder the Chests
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as well as the rest whereupon he this Examinant and the
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laid hold of several Chests that were there
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upon the Wharf made holes in them & shook Tea thereout
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whereby they got about half a Pound which they sold other
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Coopers Arms in Botolph Lane to the Master of the House
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there who gave them half a Crown for the same That the
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next day he this Examinant & the said
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were
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about the Wharf & plundered several Chests which they strook
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