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taken this Seventh Day of September
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1763 before me
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Israel Ialabert
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First this Examinant saith that about September last
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he together with John Adeo, and
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George Tucker
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(who is now
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a Prisoner in one of the Compters) lefted up a Sash belonging
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to a little Room by the Side of a Chandler Shop in Pearbree
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Street and took out a light coloured Coat which hung upon
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the Back of a Chair, that he lifted up the Sash & Adee took
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out the Coat, which Adee pleaded for half a Guinea in
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Barbicam. each having 3s 6d upon the Division. That
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about two Night afterwards the said Adee and Tucker
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where Adee had formerly lodged tenanted by an old
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Woman very deaf and who keeper a Chandler's shop, that
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Tucker opened the Door, this Examinant went into the Shop
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about night or nine o' Clock in the Evening and took (the old
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Woman being backwards) three
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Cheeses, and
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in conveying them out he dropt them which making a
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Disturbance this Examinant snatched up one, Tucker took
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the other two and then they both went out into the Street
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where Adee writed for them & reced one of Tucker, they then
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carried All the Cheeses to Adee Lodging but what become
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of them this Examinant doth not Know. That all the winter
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he this Informant did nothing or was concerned in any
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felonious Matter, but that in the Spring about February
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or March this Examinant together with
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John Carls
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and Said Adee went to the Cheshire Cheese at
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having before fixed upon that House
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with Instant to Steal a Silver Tankard, and calling for some
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Beer went into the Shuffle to and Room where the Boy
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bringing it in a Pewter Quart Pet they were disappointed
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and called for more Beer which the Boy brought in a Silver
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Tankard and he going away they drank the Beer as quick
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as they could the others went out and this Examinant
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