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The Information of
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taken before
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me this 9th. Day of February 1782.
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Who being on Oath says that on Tuesday Evening last as he was
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a Man dropped a Purse before him now
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Produced, containing a Ring and Bill of Parcels also now produced.
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That said Man picked the said Purse up and said this Informant was
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entitled to Half the contents and desired this Informant to go with
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him to the first Public houseThat they accordingly went to the
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Ship and Anchor on Lavey HillThat shortly after they were in,
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a Person now present who calls himself
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Robert Petch
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and another
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Man came into the said Alehouse also. That the first Man
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pretended "he could not Read" and desired this Informant to read
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the Bill of Parcels, which this Informant didThat the third
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Man who came in with Petch, desired the first mentioned Man to
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go out
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borrow £70. and bring it to this Informant (as this
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Informants share of the Ring) and to keep the Ring himself
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That he accordingly went out, and in a Short space of time
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returned and said that "His Friend was not at home" but
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requested that the said
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would go out and try
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hs Friends for the SumThat said
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Robert Petch
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accordingly
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went and shortly after returned saying "His Friend was not
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home and therefore could not get the Money"That Petch
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then asked this Informant "what Money he had about him"
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this Informant replied "very little" Peter asked "how much"
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upon which this Informant took out of his Pocket Seven Shillings
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and two old pieces of Silver CoinPitch then asked this Informant
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"if he would advance that Money and his Watch and take the
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Ring" this Informant replied "Yes"Pitch hen asked this Informant
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