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he went into his Compting House to the other Informt.
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and he asked this Informant
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if he had taken any Money out of the Box this
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Informant told him that he had not he then showed
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him the Box & the Money was all gone which he
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told him was two half Guineas & about ten Shillings
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in Silver & upon Mr. Gisborne searching this
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Informant saw the Screw now produced
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which
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in the Groove of the Drawer
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which had been
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drawn & partly Screwed in again & also that
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the other Screws of the said Drawer had been
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drawn and the Peice of a knife now produced
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found between the Groover of the Drawer & the
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Desk Upon which this Informant called all his
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Apprentices & Servants up into the Dinning Room
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& examined & Searched them found nothing about
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them but upon Enquiry among his Apprentices
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if they had seen a person now present who call
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himself
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John Brotherton
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he was Informed
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that he had called upon the Apprentices on the
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Tuesday Night before upon which thro Informt
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had him taken upAnd this Informant
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further saith that the other Informant
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Sarah
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Burch
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Informed him that two Silver Table
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Spoone & two pewter Spoons had been taken &
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Carried away that night and upon searching
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further found upon a Dresser next to the window
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of the Back Garret of his said House the Marks
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of some persons,
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persons feet thereon and
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the Window pulled down & one of the Square of
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Glass Broken
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And this Informant Sarah Burch for herself
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saith that she is a Servant to the other
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Informants that on Tuesday Night last she
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went to Bed about Eleven o Clock & remember
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the House being all made fast but in particular
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the Street Door being Locked Chained & Bolted
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and that she left in the Pantry two Silver Table
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