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the said
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James Bray
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got into a Waggon coming down the said Street
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and gave this Informant thereout a pair of Dirty Boots and a Parcel of
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White whip Thongs which are now produced
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And this Informant further Saith that about a fortnight age this said
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Informant Lawrence Tearon and
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Patrick Craffield
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between one and two
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in the Morning of a Day this Informant cannot now particularly recollect
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attempted to break open a House (believes a
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near
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) but were prevented completing their Rorpose by some people
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coming up
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And this Informant further Saith that about five Months age this said
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Informant and one
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Christopher Lawless
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broke open a Pawnbrokers
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Shop in or near Rotten Row at Midnight and stole three out a large
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quantity of Plate (viz a Silver Tea Pot Buckles and Spoons) and
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thirteen Guineas that the Money was shared between this Informant
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the said
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Christopher Lawless
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and one
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Patrick Murphy
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that the said
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Patrick Murphy
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received
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the money so shared knowing
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the same to be feloniously stolen and that the said
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Christopher
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Lawless
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Patrick Murphy
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or one of them sold the plate so
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stolen as aforesaid but this Informant had no part of the money.
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And this Informant further said that about a Month or three Weeks
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ago this Informant and
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Matthew Doyle
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stoped a Man in
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Goswell
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Street Road
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from whom they feloniously took four Guineas and
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a Watch which Watch the said
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Matthew Doyle
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kept to his own use
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and that afterwards the same
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Night near the
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New River
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belives
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below.
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Islington
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the said
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Matthew Doyle
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and this Informant stoped a Man
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from whom they feloniously took one Half Guinea and three Six pence
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and that they divided the said Money between then the said
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Matthew
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Doyle
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and this Informant.
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Sworn and Subsonbed by the above
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Informant
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William Staines
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who I have
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admitted an Evidance for the King against
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the abovementioned Persons this
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9th. day
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of December 1772
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Before me}
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Burf Camper
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The Mark of
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William
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Staines
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Witness
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John Paggitt
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