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<p n="40"> His repeated Infestations upon the Publick soon rendered him famous; and he had great Luck to have reigned so long as he has done, since many of his Companions have been hang'd within this two Years, and he was as forward and daring as any of them all. For Instance;</p>
<p n="41">Holland was concerned with Lewis, since executed, and Stanton, since transported, and others, in robbing the Lady Albemarle and Lord Bury. A desperate Attempt! And Holland was the Man that got into the Coach, and took the Lady's Watch, &c. which himself sold, with two others, to Cordoza the Jew.</p>
<p n="42">Holland was concerned with Smith, Webb, and Ben the Coal-heaver, all three since executed, for robbing <rs type="persName" id="OA17510729_n42-1">Henry Smith</rs>
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on the Highway.</p>
<p n="43">Holland was concerned with <rs type="persName" id="OA17510729_n43-1">Henry Bourne</rs>
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in that Robbery for which he was executed.</p>
<p n="44">Holland was concerned with <rs type="persName" id="OA17510729_n44-1">Anthony Whittle</rs>
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in breaking the House of <rs type="persName" id="OA17510729_n44-2">James Hawkins</rs>
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, for which Whittle was executed.</p>
<p n="45">Holland was concerned with <rs type="persName" id="OA17510729_n45-1">James Field</rs>
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, executed in February last, in many Robberies, with divers others, and was in Ecklin the Evidence's Information at that very Time.</p>
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, executed in October last. Saunders and his Wife, in Men's Cloaths, together with Holland, used frequently to go upon the Highway, whose Wife was Sister to Saunders's. They were used to get themselves well dressed, and go down to <rs type="placeName" id="OA17510729_geo35">Billingsgate</rs>
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; and making Enquiry what Passengers were going down next Day to Gravesend or Chatham, would slip down in a Boat before them, and rob the People before they came to an Inn at Gravesend; or if they did not succeed here; they would waylay them as they passed from <rs type="placeName" id="OA17510729_geo36">Gravesend</rs>
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in the Stage-Coach. And this Method they practised for about two Years together, and made no small Advantages of it.</p>
<p n="47">Holland was concerned also with one Furlong, executed some Time since at Maidstone.</p>
<p n="48">And now the Hand of Providence began to fall upon him, and he was taken into Custody upon an Information, and committed to the <rs type="placeName" id="OA17510729_geo38"> <rs type="placeName" id="OA17510729_geo39">New Jail</rs>
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; but getting admitted an Evidence, he was taken down to <rs type="placeName" id="OA17510729_geo40">Kingston</rs>
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in March last, to give Testimony against an Accomplice, tho' without Success; for not being credited upon his Oath, the Jury acquitted the Person he swore against, and he was brought back to his former Lodging. Some Time after he was removed to <rs type="placeName" id="OA17510729_geo41">Newgate</rs>
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, to give Evidence against another, who was to be tried at the <rs type="placeName" id="OA17510729_geo42">Old Bailey</rs>
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; but no Prosecutor appearing, both he and the Prosecuted were discharged by the Court in April Sessions last: So once again he had his Liberty, but could not help making a bad Use of it. He never thought of returning Thanks to the Almighty for so great a Deliverance; his many Escapes from the Hand of Justice had no Effect upon him, but he went and joined himself to a desperate Fellow, one of his former Accomplices, and shewed greater and more abominable Inclinations to</p>
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