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him are these the two Men to which he answered yest
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said you have stole this Cloth but he
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said no I found it at the Corner of Red Lyon Street Holborn
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however he and the other Watchman thought it most
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proper to keep him secure and therefore they took him
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John Taylor
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of the Night on Friday the Fifteenth Day of May
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two Watchman about Twelve oClock charged
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by them with having the piece of Cloth now produced
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in their or one of their Custody which they wd. give no
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Satisfactory Amount how they came by it and
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they both appearing to be suspicions persons he thought
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proper to detain them
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John Thwaites
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Linnen Draper
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for himself saith that having lost or Piece of Linnen
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Cloth and being informed that there was a Piece of
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Cloth found and two Persons were stopt upon
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suspicion of having stole the same & were committed
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for further Examination he applyed to the Publick
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Office in Hyde Street
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where the
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Prisoners were to be examined and saith that
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