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they took about five Guineas. They then broke open several Boxes
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but what they contained (She cannot tell After this one of the said
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three Men took this Informant into her Mistresses Bed Room when
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he took Mrs. Fortescues Watch and five Guineas out of another
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Desk by her Bed sideThat during this time Charlotte remained
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in the Best chamber with the other two Men. That the Man with
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this Informant then broke open a Portmantence in
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between the Rooms, out of which he took Silkduring which time
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one of the other two Men (with Charlotte) went away with a
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Parcel of
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PlateThat the Man who had taken the
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Silk carried the same into the Best Chamber and put it with the
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remainder of the Plate and then said "he must tie this Informant
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to the Bed" and did do so with the Cord which he picked up in
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the Hall. That the other Man who had been with Charlotte then
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said "I have tied your fellow Servant in the other Room" then took
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up a Bundle and went away. That the third Man (who had tied
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her) took up the third Bundle and went away likewise, first
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desiring this Informant not to make a Noise for an Hour
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after. That the Man who opened the Desk in her Mistresses
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Bed. Room took out a Pair of Garters and carried them to his
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Companions to tie Charlotte with. That on the Saturday following
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the said Robbery the said
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Priscilla Goodall
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came to Mrs. Fortescue
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house where in the Yard (Charlotte being upstairs apparently
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Ill) she gave this Informant four Guineas saying there is
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Two for Charlotte and Two for you and added that "the Things
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were all safe for that they were Sold to a Jew the same Night.
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That
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a little time after Charlotte and this Informant had Stolen the 4 or
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5 Yards of White Sattin as mentioned in the foregoing part of this
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Information, the said
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Charlotte Goodall
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and this Informant Stole
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out of the same Trunk about 5 or 6 Yards of embroidered Sattin
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