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Who being upon Oath Saith, that about a quarter part Six
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oClock on Friday last he sent for an Hackney Coach from off
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the Stand in CornhillThat a person now present who calls
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came with an Hackney Coach No 755
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containing Silver Plate into said Coach, but being too large, it
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would not go in, That Informant and said Brothers then took
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said Chest of Plate again into his House
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unlocked it
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said Plate consisted of four Silver Butter Boats, one Silver Tea
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Pot, one Silver Bread Basket a Silver Milk Ewer and divers
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other Articles of Silver PlateThat Informant after seeing
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said Drawers with said Plate, put into said Coach, got
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into the Same, and was driven by said Tomlin to
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-That Informant then desired said Tomlin to
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he didThat said Tomlin and Informant then took said
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after which he this Informant to said Coach and took thereout two
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of said Drawers (being the smalllest) and left the third in which
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and said Tomlin Standing at the Door of the sameThat
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on Informants returning to said Coach, said Tomlin asked him
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if he should get into the Coach, and assist him in getting
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out the other drawer, which he didThat on getting it
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