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To wit
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The Information of
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Solomon Wood
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taken before
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me this 1st. day of September 1769
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Who being upon Oath says that he knows
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Robert Horton
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and
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James
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who are both Common Thieves, says that yesterday Morning
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Robert Horton
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and this Informant stole Some Carpenter's Tools
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out of a Wash house in Hoxton which they got into by breaking a Pane of
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Glass and opening the Window, that the said Carpenter's Tools are
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now his near the Tenter Ground by Moorsfields, says that on Monday
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Morning last the Said
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Robert Horton
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and this Informant stole a Quantity
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of Linen out of a house in Twister's Alley
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Mr
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Bunhill Row
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which
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was sold at
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Salt Peter Bank
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by one
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Ann Kelly
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for eleven Shillings
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of which the Said
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Ann Kelly
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had one Shilling for her Trouble and
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the Remainder was equally divided between this Informant & the
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Robert Horton
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says that one Morning last Week the said
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Robert
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Horton
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and this Informant stole a great Coat out of a Carpenters Shop
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in Hoxton which was first pawned by the said
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Robert Horton
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in Feather Stone
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Buildings but was afterwards redeemed & worn by the Said
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Robert Horton
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& was pawned again last Night as this Informant verily believes by the
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Robert Horton
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, says that Sunday Morning was Sevenight the said
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Robert Horton
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and this Informant stole a great Quantity of Shirts Aprons
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& other Linen & a Hat & 4 Tea Spoons & a Pair of Buckles from a house at
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Islington
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,
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that the said Buckles are in Pawn at Mrs. Hubbard's in
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Chiswell Street
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& the other things were sold by the said
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Ann Kelly
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, says that about
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three Weeks or a Months ago the said
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Robert Horton
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and this Informant
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stole a Quantity of wet Linen out of a house in Turk's head Court
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Golden
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Which was part of it sold by one
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Ann Downes
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and one Mary says
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that about two Months ago the said
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James Rawlings
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and the said
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Robert
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Horton
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and this Informant stole two Table Cloths & some cheese out of a
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House the upper End of Hoxton one of which Table Cloths were sold to a
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Person in the Pyed Bull in
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Whitecross Street
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and the other was sent
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to be Sold by the said
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James Rawlings
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, says that about a fortnight
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ago the said
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Robert Horton
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and this Informant stole some Shoes out
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of a Shoemaker's Shop in
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St. John Street
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one pair of which was
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