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Edward Fredway for himself saith That he was with
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the other Informants at the time above stated and looked
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thro' the hole of the door and saw the prisoner Margaret
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set on a Chair facing the prisoner William and she then
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got up put a Basket under the Bed and then She came
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and opened the door He then went into the Room and observing
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the prisoners William, Struggling with Beamish he laid
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hold of him by the Right had and Freeman took out
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of his Right hand a something which he saw afterwards
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was a Counterfeit Six pence. The prisoner was then
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asked which was his Bed he said next the door he then
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asked a Woman who was in the Room which was the
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prisoners bed who said the Bed Beamish had him upon
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The Two prisoners were then taken away by Freeman
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and Beamish and Meacham and himself began Searching
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the Bed and the Room and by the side of the Bed were
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found a large pair of Scissors and several other
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tensils
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which the prisoners acknowledged were their property
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and upon pulling the Bed Cloaths of and turning the Bed
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up and between the Bed and Sacking they found a piece
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of Flatted Metal which Meacham Secured
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George Meacham
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for himself saith That
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he was with the other Informants at the time above
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mentioned and assisted in Securing and Searching the prisoners
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and the Apartment That he found by the bed side the
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several
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all which the prisoners acknowledged to be their
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Sworn before us the
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day and Year aforesaid}
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Rupt; Clarke
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