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stealing a Silver Tankard, value 6 l. </rs>
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Richard Masters <interp inst="t16920831-1-victim28" type="surname" value="Masters"></interp>
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, London; the Prosecutor <note>[Text unreadable in original.]</note>
that two Genteel Men came to the House to Drink, and in a little time after the Prisoners came to them, and then the other men went away, and the Tankard was gone, leaving a pewter Pot in the room of the Tankard; but the Prisoners were stopt in the Room where the Tankard was; the Tankard was not found about them; but they could give no good account of themselves, and were lookt upon to be very idle Fellows. So they were both found <rs id="t16920831-1-verdict4" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t16920831-1-verdict4" type="verdictCategory" value="guilty"></interp>
Guilty </rs>
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<note>[Branding. See summary.]</note>
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