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<p n="558">present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n558-1">Thomas Gregory</rs>
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who had<lb></lb>
lately lived Servant with him and who had liberty to<lb></lb>
come to this Informants House for his Victuals<lb></lb>
that the Next Morning the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n558-2">Thomas Gregory</rs>
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came<lb></lb>
to this Informant House upon which he immediately<lb></lb>
accused him with<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the Robbery when he Strongly denied it he Robbery<lb></lb>
for some time but at last he<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Voluntarily<lb></lb>
confessed that he had taken the Purse with the Peaces<lb></lb>
& had Sold them to Mr Cox the refiner in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo422">Little<lb></lb>
Britain</rs>
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this Informant then asked him if he had<lb></lb>
Sold then altogether he answered no but one as he wanted<lb></lb>
Money the Five Moidore Piece he told this Informant<lb></lb>
he might have if he went directly to Mr Cox the<lb></lb>
refiner and Perhaps same others before they were Melted down<lb></lb>
that he would wait this Informants return and give<lb></lb>
him every further satisfaction in his power this<lb></lb>
Informants sent immediately to Mr Cox the refiner<lb></lb>
who gave a description very near the likeness of the<lb></lb>
person of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n558-3">Thomas Gregory</rs>
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who had a little time before<lb></lb>
sold to them a Five Guinea Piece this Informant<lb></lb>
then went home to his House and found that soon after<lb></lb>
he had left it to go to Mr Cox's the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n558-4">Thomas<lb></lb>
Gregory</rs>
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got away and made his Escape and Notwithstanding<lb></lb>
every<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
means made Use off by this Informant<lb></lb>
to apprehend him<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
without effect untill<lb></lb>
upon Information received about Ten Days ago he<lb></lb>
was pursued and taken at Yar month in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo423">County of<lb></lb>
Norfolk</rs>
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, that this Informant accidently hearing that<lb></lb>
a Watch of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n558-5">Thomas Gregory</rs>
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was pawned at<lb></lb>
one Mr Careless's a pawn broker in Fox Court <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo424">Grays Inn<lb></lb>
Lane</rs>
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he went and made enquiry and found the same to<lb></lb>
be true and upon asking if the said Gregory had pawned<lb></lb>
any thing else there the Five Guinea Piece now produced<lb></lb>
and which this Informant verily believes to have been one<lb></lb>
of those stolen from this Informant as aforesaid was <lb></lb>
shewn to him by the said Pawn broker who declared<lb></lb>
he had the came from the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n558-6">Thomas Gregory</rs>
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on the</p>
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