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MIDDLESEX COMMITMENTS.
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her in fear and taking from her person a gold watch, 3 gold seals, a pocket
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book, a bill of exchange for payment of 720 livres, Etc. Dated Dec.
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8, 1780.
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Detained on oath of
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John Dashecourt
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and others, for wilfully, maliciously,
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and feloniously shooting at him, on the high-way in the
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county of Kent
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,
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with a pistol loaded with powder and ball. Dated Dec. 8, 1780.
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John Dashecourt
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and others, for felonously assaulting
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him on the highway in the
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county of Kent
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, putting him in fear, and
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taking from his person a pocket book, 16 louis d'ors, and some silver.
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Dated dec. 8, 1780.
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Detained on oath of
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Charles Stringer
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and others, for wilfully, maliciously,
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and feloniously shooting at him, in a certain field near the King's high
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way in the
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county of Middlesex
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, with a pistol loaded with powder and
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ball. Dated Jan. 3, 1781.
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27
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Samuel Lane
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New-prison
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, committed by G. Howard,
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Esq
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; on oath of
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Philip Terry
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, on suspicion of stealing a large quantity of wearing apparel.
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Dated Dec. 8, 1780.
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28
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Esther Lamb
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, in
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New-prison
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, committed by G. Howard,
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Esq
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; on oath of
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Philip Terry
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, on suspicion o stealing 3 cloaks, and a large quantity of
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women's wearing apparel. Dated Dec. 8, 1780.
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Samuel Lane
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Esther Lamb
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,}
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detained on oath of
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Mary Terry
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and others, for stealing in
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</
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the dwelling house of
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Philip Terry
</
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<
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=
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=
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</
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<
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=
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=
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=
"Terry"
>
</
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=
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, a pair of cuffs, 3 shifts,
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lb
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</
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6 pair of shift sleeves, 2 yards of cotton, Etc. val. 50s. his property.
<
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>
</
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Dated Dec. 14, 1780.
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Detained on oath of Eleanor Helsea, for stealing 2 cotton night gowns, 2
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table cloths, on petticoat, and a great quantity of linen, value 20s. the
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property of
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William Helsea
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and Frances Helsea. Dated Dec. 19, 1780.
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29
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John Larby
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=
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,
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William Dobey
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,}
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in
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New-prison
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, committed by G. Mercer, J. Machin,
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and G. Reid,
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Esqrs
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. on oath of
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James Binyon
</
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</
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and
<
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>
</
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others, for feloniously assaulting him on the high way, putting him in fear,
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and feloniously taking from his person a pair of silver shoe buckles, one
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
shilling and six-pence, Etc. Dated Dec. 12, 1780.
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30
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rs
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=
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id
=
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Mary Preston
</
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<
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=
"LMSLPS15092_n142-1"
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=
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=
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>
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<
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=
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=
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=
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>
</
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=
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</
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, in
<
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=
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id
=
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>
New-prison
</
rs
>
<
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inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo105"
type
=
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=
"New-prison"
>
</
interp
>
<
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inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_geo105"
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=
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=
"undefined"
>
</
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, committed by J. Sherwood,
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rs
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=
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id
=
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>
Esq
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSLPS15092_occ21"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Esq"
>
</
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>
; on oath of
<
lb
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</
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<
rs
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=
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id
=
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>
Matthew Robinson
</
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=
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=
"Matthew"
>
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<
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=
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=
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"Robinson"
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, on suspicion of being concerned with
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Ann Bell
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=
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</
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and
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</
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Mary Taylor
</
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>
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=
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=
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=
"Mary"
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</
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<
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=
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=
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=
"Taylor"
>
</
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<
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=
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=
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value
=
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>
</
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, in privately stealing from his person, in the dwelling-
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lb
>
</
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>
house of
<
rs
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=
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id
=
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Sarah Taylor
</
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>
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"Sarah"
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, one pocket book containing one £50 Bank-note,
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two £20. ditto, Etc. Dated Dec. 13, 1780.
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Detained on oath of
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Matthew Robinson
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"Matthew"
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"Robinson"
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</
interp
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inst
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"male"
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, on suspicion of feloniously and
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privately stealing from his person, in the dwelling-house of
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type
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Sarah Taylor
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inst
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"Taylor"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
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=
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value
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,
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</
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one Bank-note value £50. another Bank-note value £10. and two other
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</
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Bank notes value £20. each, his property. Dated Dec. 16, 1780.
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31
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Ann Maple
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"Ann"
>
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interp
>
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=
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>
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>
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inst
=
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=
"female"
>
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, otherwise Taylor, otherwise Jennings, otherwise Dodd, in
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</
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New-prison
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, committed by J. Girdler, Esq; on oath of
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>
Mary Maxwell
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>
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type
=
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"Mary"
>
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>
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interp
inst
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type
=
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=
"Maxwell"
>
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>
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>
</
interp
>
,
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
on suspicion of being concerned with
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William Allen
</
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>
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,
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=
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>
Joseph Maple
</
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>
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=
"LMSLPS15092_n144-4"
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>
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>
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type
=
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value
=
"male"
>
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>
, and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
others, in burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of
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p
>
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