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<lb></lb>
The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2781-56">Robert Steal</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
Hands Charged with Burglariously Breaking<lb></lb>
and Entering the Dwelling House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2781-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Oxley</rs>
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in the Night of the 12th. of October<lb></lb>
last and Stealing one Silver Watch the<lb></lb>
property of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2781-2">Thomas Aldridge</rs>
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and also<lb></lb>
for the same Offence on the Night of the<lb></lb>
29th. of October following and stealing One<lb></lb>
Silver Watch and Two Shillings in Money<lb></lb>
the property of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2781-3">Thomas Oxley</rs>
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Taken the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date480">9th. day of November 1786</rs>
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<p n="2782">Who Saith That the last Offence where with he<lb></lb>
Stands Charged he is entirely innocent of And<lb></lb>
Saith That he had a Watch with a Cypher on<lb></lb>
which he sold to one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2782-1">Thomas Smith</rs>
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for Nine<lb></lb>
Shillings at the house of Mrs. Mason the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2965">Kings<lb></lb>
Arms</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2966">Maynard Street</rs>
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(but he paid him<lb></lb>
the Money at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2967">the Cart and Horses Alehouse</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the corner of the said Street That on Saturday<lb></lb>
Morning or Sunday Morning he cannot tell<lb></lb>
which (but how long ago he cannot tell) he was in<lb></lb>
Liquor and went up the one pair of Stairs backwards<lb></lb>
of Mr. Oxley's house (both room doors being open)<lb></lb>
together with the Street door and went into the<lb></lb>
back room and poverty led him to<del>gain</del>
take a Silver<lb></lb>
Watch from a pair of Breeches which was<lb></lb>
lying on a Bed in the same room which said</p>
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