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stealing a printed book intitled, The Fruit Shop, a Tale, or a Companion to St. James's-street, vol. I. the second edition, value eighteen pence, and four other printed books, value three shillings </rs>
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: I lost a book intitled, The Fruit Shop, and four other books, out of my shop on the 26th of June; I missed them the next day; before the justice, Price said he knew nothing of my books; I found them at Burn's.</p>
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<p>I am a bookseller: I bought the books of Wilson and Day; Wilson made the bargain; Day took the money.</p>
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GUILTY of stealing the books to the value of ten pence </rs>
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W </rs>
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<p>Tried by the First Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.</p>
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