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