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Middx. to Witt
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The free and Voluntary Informacon Examinacon
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& Confession of
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taken before
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me one of his Maties
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Justices of the Peace
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for the said County.
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This Informant upon his Oath saith That about
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Eight or Ten
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Six Eight
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Months ago
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Thos. Barber
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and
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this Informt. in
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Queen Street
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in
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Ratcliff
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the
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F
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sly did break open a Cellar Window & Feloniously did steal out of the sd. Cellar one leaden Pipe
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abt. 7 foot long the property of persons unknown and then
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the sd.
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Thos. Barber & this Informt. sold the
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same to a woman that keeps an Old Iron shop ye Corner
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of Johns Hill & gave the sd. Watson Barber& this
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Inft. ye Sum of 16d. for the same but this Inft. had
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but 2d. for his share.
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And further upon his Oath saith That abt. 9 or 10
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o Clock & next morng
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&
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this Inft. went into ye afsd Cellar & then went up
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Stairs & feloniously did break a Hole thro the
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Wall into the next empty House & out of the Cellar
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in the said House did steal take & carry away one
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leaden pipe abt. 9 foot long ye Property of Persons
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unknown and then the sd. Watson Barber & this
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Inft. went up in to the garrett in ye sd. House &
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broke a Hole thro the Pleistering into another empty
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House & out of the Cellar in ye sd. House Feloniously
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did steal & carry away one other leaden Pipe abt. the
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same length the property of persons unknown
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