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to see how the things hung in the Window & they would
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Norbury picked a man & pocket of his Handkerchief
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when they come to Water Lane Norbury went
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a Young Woman
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gave him the Handkerchief & he took it to the
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back to Dennison who was in his own Room
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that between Eleven & twelve o Clock the same
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night they all three set off together for Water
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Lane to the pawn brokers Shop which they had
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agreed to Breck open when they come there
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upon seeing a light in the one pair of Stair Room
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they walked about for some little time then this
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Informant with a Stick struck at the Glass
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of the Shop Window thorough a hole in one of the
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Shutters but did not Break it then Norbury struck
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at another Pane of Glass thorough whole in
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another Shutter of the said Shop and broker &
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and they all went away to the Hanuch of Venisen
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in going the must Ran strong who went with them & in half on hour
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returned again to the
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to the hole in the Window which they had before
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broken & he put his hand into the Shop &
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pulled out the Pair of Black Cloth Bresches
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now produced. Dennison and Ransmore were
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watching at the end of the Lane Norbury gave the
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them from him & gave them to Dennison in whose
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Possession they were found
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Sworn before me the
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6th. day of August 1774}
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