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to go and fee him, and under Pretence of bruliing my
Cloaths m the Shop, I lean'd over the Counter and
puU'd out the Drswers, from whence I took the
Money'." "•. ." '
Another Time being of a Sunday, I went over as
nfual, and miffing the Money in the Drawers, (my Bro-
ther being in the Kitchen) and there being a Prefs Bed
in the Shop wherein he ufcd to lie, I took his Breeches
from off the Teafter of the Bed, and took from thence
a Purfe, wherein was about tA'enty-iive Guineas, and
in one of the Pockets about ten Penny worth of Half-
]3cnce, which I put into the Purfe, and carr)'d it direil-
ly to Addifin'i, and told him what I had done ; while
he was (having me in the Shop I faw my Brother pafs
by, and knovving myfelf guilty, I went up into Jddi-
fon's, Room, and ftaid there till I heard by him he was
gone paft, and then I went to W K'S Houfe, and
fat drinking there the befl Part of that Night.
The next Day myfelf and Jddifon went into the
Country and ftaid till about two o'Clock the next Morn-
ing before we came Home, where my Brother and a-
nother waited for me, and brought me over the Water,
cJiarging me with robbing him, which I ftifly deny'd ;
and having an Opportunity I ty'd fome of the Money
which 1 had left in the Tail of my Shirt, and put about
five Guineas in my Shoes, which upon fcarching me
they found ; but not pulling off ray Breeches tliey did
not find the Remainder ; after threat'ning me they left
me in the lioufe, and I got away and went to my Com-
panions at '?' «'s Houfe, and told them all th;it
iiappen'd, and wliat Money I had fsv'd, then we fell
to drinking, but I was inform'd by TV- ?;, that my
Brother had been there to mak.e an Enquiry how I
liv'd ; J'^'' ?i toM l-.im that I was his Follov/er, (he
being a Bit-.l^J') and by that means gota great deal of
Money, bcfidts what t got by my own Biifmefs, of a
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Ejt one i^ime in Particular (nry Brother being a
Q^v^p^^dk)^Addifon and the ether perfuaded ilie to go
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