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, who is charged
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before me with having wilfully set Fire to his
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Dwelling House No. 6 Bird in hand Court, in
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the said City Who on his Oath saith that about
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half an hour past twelve of Wednesday last in the
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Morning he was alarmed in bed with a cry of Fire
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that he got up and enquired where the Fire was and was answered
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the Fire was at Hilliard, House, and by a Vrite
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that he then took to be Hilliard's, he dressed
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himself came down Staing into Bird in
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Paid Court aforesaid and then want into
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Hilliards House and up one pain of
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Stain, and as soon as he put
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his Footer
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the one pair of Stairs landing Place he
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saw a Cloud of Smoak, and perceived a
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Flame through the Lattice over a Closet
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Door on such landing Place, he went up to
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the Door
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with Intent to open it but formed
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it look'd and the Key gone, he this Informant
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then made enquiry for the Key, but no body
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appearing to know any thing about it
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he drove his should
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several
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times with Violence against the Closet
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at the Tops
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and there in a small Corner Cupboard within
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that Closet he perceived very plainly the
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Flames warring, and saw the Tub now
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produced all on Fire which he this
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Informant immediately took out and
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as far
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untill it burnt him, and then he throw
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