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December 1777
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November 19 I sent for the Constable the prosecutor and his wife
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and Examined them as follows
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Andrew Archer
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Did you on the 11 instant come before me & possitively Swear that
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had taken and carried away a Petticoat and three Quarters of a
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Yard of New Cloth from Your Lodgings (Your property) and did I not
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in consequence thereof grant You a warrant
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Answer Yes
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Was it or was it not Your intention that the said
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should be brought before the Justice who granted the Warrant
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Answer it was
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What prevented you from bringing the prisoners before him
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Answer Being Summoned before
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Justice Durden
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for detaining
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a Bed belonging to
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till she paid me Two Shillings and
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Seven pence which she owed me I and my Wife attended and on our
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entering Mr. Durdens Office found only his
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there-the Clerk immediately asked if I had any Warrant against
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being answered Yes-the Clerk said if I did not Send
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immediately for the Constable and the warrant to be heard before his
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Master He would directly send me to
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Bridewell
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Mr. Durden then
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came into the Office and did himself in person order me to go directly
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being
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hightened-I went directly and brought the Constable who served it
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Mr. Durden then went on the Business of the Sumons
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had the Bed brought to his House and afterwards taken to mine to be
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kept till 2-7 was paid
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in regard to the felony my wife produced a Box of mine which had
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been broke open-and a Yard and half of New Ribbon-and three Quarters
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of a Yard of New Cloth (mentined in the Warrant) stolen from thence
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The petticoat
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had upon her
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Mr. Durden upon seeing the Box and a Bonded Knife with which
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it was supposed to broke open Asked my wife if she saw
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break it Open-to which she replied no also where she was when it was
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broke Open
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She answered she was out with her Milk that she left it safe locked
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and found it broke open upon her return home and the things Stolen
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from it as above
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