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saith that on Wednesday the seventh day of June Instant
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now under Examination up one Pair of Stairs
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in the House of Mr James Male of
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in the Parish
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of Saint
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, and saw him throw
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a great Quantity of Household Goods into the Street
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after he had
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so done he brought a Bottle of some sort
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of Liquor to the Window, and drawing the Cork with his
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Teeth, drank out of the Bottle and then three the Bottle
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out of the Mob who were
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burning the Furniture
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huzza'd to them and this Informant further saith
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that when the said Prisoner Staples, had so done he again
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began to throw other parts of the Furniture out of the Window
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and taking a second Bottle of Liquor, he did with that as he
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had with the first, says that he saw the said Prisoner
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Staples, throw a Quantity of the Wainscot of the Room
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out of the Window to be burn'tsays that this Informant ware
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looking on about twenty Minute all which time prisoner was remarkably bury
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the 27. day of June 1780 before me}
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