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And this Informant
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Robert Cross
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for himself
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sayeth that on last Wednesday he came to Town
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that upon examining her Drawer he found it
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locked, put upon opening of it, found that Four
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Pair of Stockings Jone Waistcoat now produced
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were taken and carried away
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and one his Property
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had been taken and carried away out of the said
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Drawer that he likewise had left a Quantity
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of Playing Caves on the said Drawer, Three
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Packs where of had not been opened, that Two Bed fort the said
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Cards which were not opened were
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taken and carried awaythat the
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said Cards were wrapt in Covers of Harry the VIII
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from whence he verily believes the Two Packs of
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Cards now produced were are taken out of the said Drawer
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And this Informant
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Francis Murray
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for
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himself sayeth, that, he was employed
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a Sarach
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to execute a Search Warrant to search the Lodgings
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new present
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of the Person now Present who calls
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himself John Levings for some Womens wearing
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Apparel which was suspected to have been stolen
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by him from the other informant
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Ann Williams
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that the said
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Ann Williams
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was present at the
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Time of the said Search hat none of her Property
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was foundput the Cup and Pot of Pomation
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now produced were observed by her and claimed
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to be the Property of Mr. Vagnsittact with whom
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she livedthat at the Line this Informant was
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searching the Apartment of the said
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John Levings
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he
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found
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observed the Stockings and Waistcoat which he
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verily believes to be the same now produced and
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sworn to be the Property of the other Informant
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Robert Cross
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, on a Box which he verily believes
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is belong to the said
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that upon
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being informed
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of
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Robert Cross
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had been robbed, he immediately recollected the Cir
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-cumstance of having seen such Stockings and
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Waistcoat in the aforesaid Box as were described
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to him
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