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The Information of
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of the Broad Sancturay
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taken before me this 17th. day of Augst. 178
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Who being upon Oath say, and first the said
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says, about half past one o'Clock on Thursday morning last as he was
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in his way to
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aforesaid, a
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out upon him, knocked him down and robbed him of the Gold
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Watch now produced and a purseAnd the said
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Joseph Wassell
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that about 8 oClock on the said Thursday morning a person now present who
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came to this Informants Shop
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aforesaid, and offered to this Informant
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the said Gold Watch to pledge, saying at the same time, it was
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a Metal oneThat suspecting he had not come Honesty by
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the said Watch, he stopped the same and desired said Claddenboul
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to bring some person to him, who was a House keeper, and who
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could prove it was his WatchThat said Claddenboul went
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away and returned in about half an hour bringing with him
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a person now present who calls himself
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, who
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told this Informant that he kept the Duck in Duck Land Westmin-
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ster, that he well knew the said Claddenboul by his having used
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his Housethat he knew said Claddenboul had a Watch at that
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time by his lending Money on itThat at this time said Watch
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was lying on the Compter and within the sight of said Taylor who
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Sworn before me this
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17th. day of August 1782}
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