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, of <rs type="placeName" id="t17291203-1-defloc1">St. Andrew Hubbard, in the Ward of Billinsgate</rs>
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stealing 4 Pound of Tobacco, value 2 s. 3 d. the Goods of Persons unknown </rs>
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depos'd, That the Prisoner had no visible way of Livelihood, but used to come frequently with a Bag of Tobacco to a Coblers in that Neighbourhood, to whom he gave 1 Penny per Day for Warehouse-room, upon searching the Cobler's Stall, he found a Bag of Tobacco belonging to the Prisoner about 4 Pound Weight.</p>
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depos'd to the same Effect. - Sheppard, another Evidence, depos'd, He had seen the Prisoner go in there once or twice a Day, with a Bag or Bags of Tobacco.</p>
<p>The Prisoner in his Defence said, That he <rs id="t17291203-1-deflabel4" type="occupation">worked upon the Keys</rs>
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, that some of the Tobacco was given him by those that employ'd him and the rest he pickt upon the Keys. The value being claiming Property to it, the Jury <rs id="t17291203-1-verdict5" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17291203-1-verdict5" type="verdictCategory" value="notGuilty"></interp>
acquitted </rs>
him.</p>
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