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<p>The first that we shall give account of is an <rs type="persName" id="t16800421-1-defend1"> <interp inst="t16800421-1-defend1" type="role" value="proceedingsdefend"></interp>
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Robbing his <rs type="persName" id="t16800421-1-victim2"> <interp inst="t16800421-1-victim2" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
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of about fifty pounds in Goods and money </rs>
, the circumstances thus, that the Prisoner being taken into service, and brought up by the Gentleman now Robbed, in Ireland, who coming over into England, took a house in the <rs type="placeName" id="t16800421-1-crimeloc3">Strand</rs>
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, the Youth observing the place where he laid his Money, took an opportunity one Morning betimes, to come into his Chamber softly, and opening his Cabinet. with a false Key, took thence forty pounds in Silver, and three twenty shilling pieces of Gold, and immediately went to Bristol, and there under the Name of a <rs id="t16800421-1-deflabel4" type="occupation">Servant</rs>
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to a person of Honour, he endeavoured to take shipping for Ireland, but upon grose suspicions, being apprehended, the Robbery was made plain, the Gold and a good part of the Silver, being taken about him, his plea was, that he had the moneys by a Bill of Exchange from his Father, but could not make it out, so that all Circumstances cosidered, he was found <rs id="t16800421-1-verdict5" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t16800421-1-verdict5" type="verdictCategory" value="guilty"></interp>
Guilty </rs>
of the Fellony.</p>
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