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, who on his Oath saith that on Friday Evening last the 11th:
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Instant he saw a Boat Called a Werry laying at the bottom of his
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Masters Garden near Ranclagh in a small Creek some distance
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from the Thamas, and as his Master had frequently been Robbed of
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Lead and other things, he suspected the Boat was not put there for
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any good purpose, therefore he was determined to Watch, that about
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Six o'Clock on Saturday Morning last he went to the sign of the King
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of Bohemia Publick House near his Masters, and told the Landlord
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there was a fine Boat in the Creeke at the bottom of his Masters
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Garden, and would be glad to know who she belonged to the
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Landlord said there was a Boat Advertised (stolen) from the
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and he shewed the witness the advertisement, who took the Paper
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to examine (and see) if she answered the discription, and found it
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agree exactly, except the Colour. as she had been fresh Painted
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of a had colourthe witness scraped a little of with his knife, and
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discovered the green colour, therefore he was certain it was the
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same Boat advertised from the
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, that about a quarter
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past Six in the Morning as the Witness (and his fellow Servant
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the Coachman) was walking down the Garden he saw the Man (now
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present who calls himself
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Boone) walking on an
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Island opposite the Garden, being no Road or thorough: fare
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and go into the said Boat and until her and was going off with
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her but the said Robertson called out and told him he should not
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take the Boat away without proving himself to be the ownerthe
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Prisoner then said she was his property but made her fast again
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and was going awaythe Witness suspecting the Boat to have
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been Stolen called out Stop High the Prisoner then Run away
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and Swam a cross a deep Creek which supplys the fier Engine
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with waterand he saw him get on shore on the other side.
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Sworn before me one of his Majestys
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this 14th: day of April 1788}
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who
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is Oath saith. that about a quarter past six
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o'Clock in the Morning on Saturday last the 12th: Instant he was
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walking down his Masters Garden, with
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the Gardner
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he saw a Man walking on the Island opposite the Garden and there
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being no Road or thoroughfare, he observed the Man go into the Boat
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in the Creek and until her in order to take her awayand the
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Gardner called out and told him he should not take the Boat
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away without proving himself to be the owner, the Man said
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she was his Propertybut made her fast again And was going
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