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The Examination & Conffession of
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me one of his his majesty's
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for the said County the 8th day of
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Aprill 1755
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This Examinant saith that
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on or about the Sixteenth day of Febuary last
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of the
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, Victualler, with one
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whoe told this Examinant that Old Bavin had some
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money in his Chest & the said Cartwright take the Chest
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and turn'd it upside down & this Examt heard the Money
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rattle therein, but the said Cartwright could not undoe
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the Hinges, then turn'd the Lock towards him & Said he
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would have it open, and took a hay forke & endeaver'd
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to open the lock therwith but did not, & this Examt
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further said that on Sunday morning the second day
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of March as near as this Examt can remember
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about Eight or Nine of the Clock this Examt & the said
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Cartwright were together in the Hay Loft aforesaid
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the said Cartwright took A Hay Fork & Wrencht the Lock
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of the said Chest and draw'd out two of the nailes which
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fasten'd on the Lock and said we must have the Box
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open and then this Examt imediatly Afterwards went and
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opened the said Chest, and took out two Shillings, one of
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which he gave to his mother, and the other he spent, and after
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this Examt had taken out the two Shillings he Called the
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said Cartwright and told him he had opened the Chest
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came & counted the money there in but this Examt
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did not see him take any of the money away, & this Examt
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& he would naile it up againe that there might be
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no Noyes about it, which this Examt did & Cartwright
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nailed it up acordingly
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Taken before me the day
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and year above mentioned
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