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Who being on
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Oath saith, that Yesterday afternoon about three
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O'Clock, the two Prisoners now under Examination
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Sarah Withers
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asked to see a
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SealSays, that she took out a Drawer
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took a silver Seal, and asked
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the Price of it afterwards the other prisoner
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said, she wanted a gold Seal to make a Present
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gold Seal in the Shop, whereupon they were
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proceeding out of doorsSays, that she
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immediately missed the diamond King now
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produced, and followed the PrisonersSays,
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that the Prisoners were running up Stationers
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Alley, and she after following them a little
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way, cried out Stop, and they didthe
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throw the King
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into the Drawer which
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Taken and Sworn the
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15th.
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day of December 1780
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London before me}
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