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, Indicted for Stealing of Hundred Wts
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of Sead from of Bpsgate and an Empty House next
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adjoyning, the Property of the Mayor & Comonalty &
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That, Prisoner of her the 24th. Day of June 1731 to witt on the 30th day of
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August In the 7th. yr of his prsent Majestye weth force & Arms at
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in ye. Ward of Bpsgate £150 Wet. of lead of the Value of 25d
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then & there being
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fixed feloniously
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steal take & hear away agts. the form of the Statute in ye.Case made &
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Cast The Prisoner
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being abt. the time Laid In the Indictment at Work,
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as a Laboures in the Rebuilding of Bpsgate Etc at Sevrall times Stole Great Quantities of Lead
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and the Better to Carry
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that Trade
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Who then
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they first Stole Lead from Pramps off & belonging to the said gate to the Weight of be Pounds wch.
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they
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the Prisoner Sold to one
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a Braiser in Old Ledlam for five Shillings being after
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the Rate of one Penny a Pounds the Prisoner gave Heath for his Share as More then One shilling
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They afterwards Stole Sevrall other Parcells of Lead belonging to the said Gate & House adjoyning
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to the
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Weight of £300
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in the Whole 300
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wits
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wch. they also Sold to the said Toller, at halfe at Length Heath being
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Detected He Informed agt. the Prisoner Who has been an Old Practitioner in this Way
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To Prove that Sevall Quantites of Lead was Lost from the Work
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Call who will also prose The Prosets}
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Mr. Stracey
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To Poors the Stealing of the came, Call
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To Prove, that Leaver Sold Such Quantities Call}
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Junr
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