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th day of March 1788
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John Loman
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for
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himself saith that last night about eight o'Clock he saw one
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at
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a Door in Parkers Lane that he went up stairs with her to her Room, that he
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sent for a Quartern of Gin which after they had drank he sent for a Quart of Hot
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went away, that Walker and him then sat down on the bed and soon afterwards
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he lay back on the Bed as he found himself inclined to sleep that about an
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hour afterwards he fell a hand in his pocket on which he started up and saw
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Walker go out of the room, he then searched in Breeches Pocket and perceived one of
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them was cut down by the side and Seven Guineas and half in Gold and 3s/6d in
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Silver taken out that he put his hand to the feb and found his watch was gone
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he then went down Stairs and into
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where he met two Patrols that
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he informed them he was robbed and where, when they went with him and
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searched several Rooms in the house but found neither of the Girls, that in
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the room where he was robbed he found a pair of Gloves and a Whips which
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he swears to be his property, that he then went with the Patrols to the
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where they found the before mentioned Woman drinking Gin
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that they were then by the Patroles put in the Watch house
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Patrole for himself says that last night between the hours of twelve
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and one the Prosecutor
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met him and his Partner in
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, and said he was robbed in a home in a Parkers Lane of about eight Guineas and
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a Silver Watch on which they went to the said house and searched several
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room but found neither if the Girls, that in the room where the robbery was
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committed was found a pair of Gloves and a whip which the Prosecutor
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and after some time searching found then at the
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when they took them and put im in the
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