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Who being severally upon Oath say-And
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first this Informant
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Saith That she keeps a house in
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, that about half an hour
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after six last night two persons with drawn
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cutlasses came into this Informant's shop, upon
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which she left the parlour and went into the
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shop when the said two persons said "Your life
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or your money"-when this Informant said
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"I Keep no Till, I have no Money, when the
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said two men said "Money we want, and money
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we will have" And immediately one of the
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said Men seized this Informant put a drawn
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Cutlass to her throat Rifled her pockets and
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took from her half a Guinea in Gold some
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silver and half pence, And the other man held
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a Cutlass to the throat of the other Informant
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Alce Berry who cried out to this Informant
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"Pray give them your watch to save your life"
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which she accordingly did, they then left this
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Informant and took two silver tea Spoons
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from off the shelf in the same Room, they
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then took the candle put it threw it on the
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floor and on their going away said they night
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think themselves well off that they would
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return the next evening and Strip, the house
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and on their going out, double locked the
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