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which plate they melted, and Brown and Fossett
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sold the same, and the money was divided amongst
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Saith That about Nine or Ten Weeks ago he
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in Company with the said Brown, Fossett, Burdott
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and Taylor broke into a house in
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and stole and carried away there from, a large quantity
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of Silver Handled Knives and forks, some silk
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Stockings, Shirts and other things and about
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Eighteen Guineas in Money which they divided
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Saith That on Thursday Sevenight last about
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Six o Clock in the Evening one Armstrong
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as he was informed by Burdett And further Saith That about Three o' Clock
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in the same day, Burdett came to this Informants
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again, and that his Master was going out at Six
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they this Informant, Brown
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Burdett
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Thomas Taylor
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went to the house of Mr. Chancellor at
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, About seven O'Clock, and Burdett
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knocked at the Door and it was opened by
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Armstrong, and they all four Went in, they
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having been told by the said Armstrong that his
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Master had received Two Hundred Pounds from
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the Bank,
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when they went into the house
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which was done by Taylor
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Thomas Burdett
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and
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William Brown
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, tyed the Servant maid
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and threw an Ironing Cloth over her head
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