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xvijth. day of February 1691
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Who being Examined, confesseth That he having but acquainted
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in the way of his trade, he told this Examint.
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That if they did take A Lodging in the house of
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Peter Daniell
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there was A good Booty to be had, And that they might make
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an hundred pounds A piece. And upon this the said Valentin
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& this Examinant on the 19th. of November last went & tooke
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A Lodging at the said Mr. Daniells, where they lay that
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Thomas Grainger
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(who was reported to have bin A
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Leave Sent. of A ship) to lodge with them as was pretended
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which sd.
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came along with this Examinant & brought with him A piece of Iron
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to wrost open A door with. And presently after they were
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All come into their Room, up two pair of Stairs, Pceiving yere
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were no Psons above Stairs ye sd. Knight & Grainger
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(desiring this Examinant to stay in ye Room) went & open'd
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ye door of the next Chamber on the same Floor (being
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lockt) & imediatley after return'd into their Chamber
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& brought with them, A Gold fringe Scarfe for an officer,
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A Silver Salver, A large Silver Tankard, A Silver Cup
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two Silver Spoons, A pair of Pistolls, A black Silk hood or
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Scarse: Two pair of laced Ruffles & A laced Craba, & A
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Case of knives, All which goods the said Knight Grainger
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& this Examinant carryed off & tooke away with them that
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Evening about Six A clock, And then went to an Alehouse
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, from whence, the sd. Graniger went to see
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for A Pson to buy the said goods but not meeting with ye
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Pson as he expected, It was Agreed amongst them
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That the sd. Knight should take home the sd. goods to his
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Lodging for that night, which he accordingly did, And the next
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Morning, All the Plate (except the Cupp & two Spoons,
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which the sd. Grainger tooke to himselfe) was sold to one
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William Griffith
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& his wife in
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for four shillings & four pence an ounne amounting to Seaventeen pounds eleaven shillings, And then
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scrafe they sold to one
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for
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four pounds two Shillings & six pence; which money were Shared
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amongst them, share & share alike; But ye Pistolls ye sd.
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Grainger
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