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tliis Addition, fvix. That it was debated among them
to have murd'red all the People in the Houfe, lave one
Perfon.
About the latter End of the fame Month ^une, Mr.,
Kneebone, a Wcolkn-Draper rear the Nexv-Church in the
Strand, receiv'd a Caution from the Father of Jnthony
Lamb, who intimated to Mr. Kneebone that his Iloufe
was intended to be broke open and robb'd that very
Night. Mr. Kneebone prepared for the Event, ord'red
his Servants to fit up, and gave Direftions to the-
Watchman in the Street to obferve his Houfe ; at about
two in the Morning, Sheppard zwd his Gang were about
the Door, a Maid Servant went to liften, and heard one
of the Wretches fay. Damn him, if they could not enter
that Night they nxould another, and 'would have 300 1.
nf his (meaning Mr. Kneebone'^ Money) they went off,
and nothing more was heard of them till Sunday the
12th Day of July following, when Jofeph Blake alias
Blenvskin, 'John Sheppard, and William Field, (as him-
felf fwore) came about 12 o'Clock at Night, and cut
two large Oaken Bars over the Cellar Window, at the
back Part of the Houfe in Little Drury-Lane, and fo
entered, Mr. Kneebone and his Farrilly being at Reft,
they proceeded to open a Door at the Foot of the Cel-
lar Stairs, with three Bolts, and a large Padlock upon
it, and tiien came up into the Shop and wrench'd ofF
the Hafp and Padlock that went over the Prefs, and ar-
riv'd at their defir'd Booty; they continu'd in the
Houfe three Hours, and carry'd off with them one
hundred and eight Yards of Broad WoUen Cloth, five
Yards of blue Bays, a light Tie Wig, and a Beaver Hat,
tv/o Silver Spoons, a Handkerchief, and a Penknife, in
all to the Value of 50 /.
The Sunday following, being the 19th of July,
Sheppard and Blsivjkin were out upon the Hampfiead
Road, and there ftopt a Coach with a L:idies Woman
in it, from whom they took but Half a Crown, all
the Money then about her, the Footman behind the
Coach came down and exerted himfelf, but Shefpard
feet