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October 1784 before me One of his Majestys
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two prisoners now
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her present applied to him this Informant and asked him
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to Carry them Off on Board the Whit by an Armed Ship then
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lying at the Kings Moorings, to which he Consented
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That they then asked him how much he was to have for
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That they got into the Boat and on her way to the Ship
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they asked Informant of he would Carry them to London
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they would give him half a Crown. but Informant refusing
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told him they would give him three shillingsWhereupon
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about the space of one hour when they Lowered the Double
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Copper now produced into hid Boat. and immediately afterwards
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the Iron Boat Grapnell likewise now produced. and which being
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