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a Noise about the Book and that his Property should be restored to
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him, that the Prisoner Taylor then asked Informant to go with
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him and he would treat Informant with a Pint of Beer or any thing
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else he chose to drink, that Informant the Watchman the Prisoner and
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the said other Woman went out together into a Court in Holborn
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that the said other Woman and the Prisoner Taylor walked together
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out of the House, that when Informant came to the Corner of the COurt
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he observed that the said other Woman had left them whereupon he
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asked Taylor where she was gone to, and he in reply sayd
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that she was gone up Holborn here she is, that Informant
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instantly went up Holborn as directed by Taylor, but saw nothing
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of the Woman, that when he returned he asked the Prisoner Taylor
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if he knew her and he replied that he did, that Informant then
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asked Taylor to go with him and the Watchman but the Prisoner
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refused to accompany themInformants Saith that he verily
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believes that the Prisoner Taylor desired this Informants the
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the Prisoner Stephens and the said other Woman to go
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out of the House for the Purpose of giving them the said
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and the said other Woman an Oppertunity of Escaping
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Saith that he also believes from the Subsequent Conduct of
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that he was Privy to the Escape of the said other Woman
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and that he knowingly directed this Informant to go in
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pursuit of her a different Way to which he knew she was gone
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saith that on Friday last as Informant was upon
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Duty the bottom of
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between twelve and one
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oClock at Night he was called to by the Informant Greenland
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who told him that he had been robbed of his Pocket Book
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and that the Persons who robbed him were in the House
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of the Prisoner Taylor where Greenland desired Informant
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would go with him. That Informant accordingly went
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