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place Waterman and officers of the Customs severally make Oath and First the sa
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for himself saith that between the Hours of one and two
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twenty Fifth day of July last as he this Deponent and one
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were in a Boat on the River Thomas on their Duty He this D
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a Boat with three Persons in it passing by a
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of the said Boat and then saw a Large Case therein That one of
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Persons called out to this Deponent and threatened to shoot him
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being able to hold the said Boat it Drifted off and went through London
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and this Deponent and the said Warner also followed and again
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came up with the said Boat and the said three Men, the said Large Case thereon
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in the said County of Surry where one of the said
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Persons whom he then knew to be the abovenamed
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to this Deponent and said to this Deponent " Will Hobs keep your Boat
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" Off do not come along side if You do well Fire into You " and thereupon
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called to this Deponent and said Damn You take
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and immediately a Pistol was fired by one of the three Persons in the
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Boat That the sd Boat was then Rowed away through Black Tryers Bridge to a Place
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called the Old Barge House or Bull Hairs on the Surry side of the River
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he this Deponent came near he again heard one or two Pistols Fired
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and upon coming nearer saw the said Large case in the Water and for
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in Pursuit of the said Boat with the said Three Men one of whom w
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and that they had thrown the said Large Case
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Over Board and this Deponent Further saith that he and the said
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Large Case into a Boat but could not and therefore they drewle near,
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by Cuppers Bridge on the said Surry side of the River where they unpack
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in the Water and Found thereon Three or Four Dozen of Quadrants and others
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Mathematical Instruments pat of which he took into his Boat and they
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on Board a Vessell commanded by
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they found the Locks
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the Hatches of the said Ship had been
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and broke open and that the said Large Case and the said Quadro
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therein had been taken and carried away from and not of the said
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some time in the Night And this Deponent Thomas Sloat
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