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Sarah affirm'd, that flie knew nothing of all this till
about Two o'clock on Sunday Afternoon, when they
proceeded to tliis plund'ring and rifling the Houfe, out
of which, i^ ftie faid, they took to the Value of 300/.
in Money, beiides feveral other fmall Things, whicli
they divided between them that Night pretty equally,
under a Lamp in the Tenrple. I objefted to her that
there was not Time to divide fuch a Sum of Money
equally among four, and that under a Lamp, for they
mifht be difcover'd. Then flie alledg'd, that they had
made their Divifions in the Chambers, and came down
in Hafte, and threw above 50/. Value and the Tan-
kard in her Lap, and then left her abruptly, without
telling her any Thing of the Murder, only tliat they
had gag'd all the the three, as had been formerly agreed
upon, before the Execution of their moll wicked Plot.
And this Account flie always perfifted in, tho' with a
fmall Variation. I told her, that her Guilt appear'd
from htr Own Confeffion, as flie was one of the prin-
cipal Peifons in laying the Scheme to rob the Cham-
bers, and as ihe introduced them to the Chamber, and
watched while they went in, vyith a Defign to gag
therh ; and 9.S (he was afterward a Partaker of the
Spoil ; but how to judge of the' other three unlucky
Perfons whom fhe blamed, and who was detained up-
on the fame Account, we know not, but muft refer
them to Divine Providence, which in moft Cafes brings
to Light fuch hidden Works of Darknefs. I endea-
vour'd what I could to bring her to a plain Confeffion of
her Sins, but 'ftie always deny'd that fhe was con-
cern'd in aftually imbruing her Hands in the Blood of
thefe three innocent Perfons, alledging flill, that five
knew nothing of any previous Defign, nor any Thing
of the Murd'rers, till Sunday the 4th of February about
Two o'clock in the Afternoon.
She was a moft obdurate impenitent Sinner, and gave
no' reafonable Account what Communion Ihe was of,
having at firft declar'd herfelf of the Romtjh Commu-
nion. She was of a moft bold, daring, boifterous and
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