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of
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the said place taken on Oath this 14th. day
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of December 1698.
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Who joyntly Severally say that they these
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Informts. See the said Pson who calleth himself
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come to the said pond and did take
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therein with a Stick upon which these Informts.
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took him and Secured him.
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the day & year above
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Who Saith that the Casemts. that were found in the
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house of the Said Stephan Cocks he this Examint.
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did find the same between
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and thereupon brought the same house and put
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them into the said Cock's Cellar.
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Examt Cor me
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his
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Middlx Ss.
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The Exacon of the said
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Stephan Cocks
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Who denyeth and Sayeth he knoweth nothing of
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the matter he is charged with
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Robt. Constable
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Stephen
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Mke
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of the
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Parish of White Chappell
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aforesaid
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taken on Oath this 17th. day of December 1698
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Who Saith that on Tuesday night last was
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Senight
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he this Informts. had feloniously Stolen & taken from
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of his Windows next the Street three glass Casemts. and
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hearing that the aforenamed
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Stephan Cocks
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&
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John
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Covey
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were taken with Some Casemts. in their
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Custody he this Informt went thereto Search for
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his Casemts. and there found one of his said free
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Casemts. Stolen from him of aforesaid.
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Who Confesseth and Saith that the Severall Casemts. found in the Custody
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and Cellar of
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Stephen Cocks
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where by this Examint. taken &
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from Severall Persons in
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White Chappell
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and other Parishes and were
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Sold by this Examint. to the said Stephan Cocks for a penny a
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pound and the said
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Stephan Cocks
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did Sevall times Pswade this Examint. to goe out in the
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Night time and Steale Casemts. promising to give & allow this
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Examt. a penny a pound for the Same.
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the marke of
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Jno.
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Covey
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