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The King
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Joseph Taylor
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of the parish of Saint Matthew
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Bethnall Green
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in the
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Mariner
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Maketh Oath and Saith that
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he Lodged at the House of One
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John Adams
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in Wheeler Street in the
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parish aforesaid and had Seventy and Six pounds and Seventeen
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Shillings in Gold and Silver Locked up in a Trunk in his Lodging
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room this Depts. property and that on Sunday the twentyeth day
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of November Last this Depts. Counted his Said Money and Went
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out in the Evening to Drink a Mug of Beer and happened to Serve
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the Key of the Said Trunk in the Window And when he Came home
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For and that the money was Stolen out of the Said Trunk and that the
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had Absconded upon which this Dept. Caused Jane
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the Wife of the Said
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John Adams
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to be Taken up and Carried before a
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Justice of the peace who Committed her to
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New prison
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and she the
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owned the Robery and her Husbands Taking of the money, And this
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Depts. further Saith that he hath Since Several Times heard of the Said
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John
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Adams
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and of his being Lurking a about
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and Wapping and in
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particular on Fryday Last this Depts. Was Informed that the Said
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Was Seen in Wapping on
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Thursday Last, And this Dept. further Saith that
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he apprehends that he Shall be able to get the Said
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Taken before
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the Next Sessions and this Dept. Lastly Says that he apprehends that If the
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Jane Adams
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Should be discharged out of Custody that her Said Husband
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and She Will both go abroad together With the money
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Jos., Taylor
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in the Suburbs of the
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City
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of London
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the 12th day of Decemr
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1748
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By the Court
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