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sHif fc^'lii'm,'which I did in the following manner,
AdJiJoti, myfelf and the other, went from W iii
Houfe while my Brother was at Church, 1" opeu'd the
Door, they ftanding by to watch, and I robb'd him of
fifty Guineas, a Silver Watch and a Ring, and came
out again and fock'd the Street Door undifcover'd.
The Money being fpent, Jddifon propofed the rob-
bing of one Mr. Moore v/ho liv'd at Lambeth, a Gen-
tleman, he faid, who was v»'orth feme thoufand Pounds,
which would be the making of us, but wanting Money
10 buy Materials for fuch an Enterprize, W n ad •
vanc'd the Money, at the fame Time telling us, he was
indebted xo MM Bre-^er \zo I. and tliat he muilhave
iuch a Sum if they fucceed, which Addifon promifed he
fhould, and 100 /. more to it; we thereupon (that is
myfeh*", A-Uifon, and the other) went into Moimouth-
Jlreet and provided ourfelves with Banyans, Mafks and
Piliols, and proceeded to commit the Robbery in the
following manner ; there being an outer Gate, we ea-
fiJy drew back the Spring Lock, when Addifon and the
other went to the inner Door, I being pofted at the
outer Gate, where was a Bell, which I rung, the Maid
came to the Door, there being a Grate to look thro',
and alk'd. Who ivas at the Gate ? I alk'd 'her v.'hethcr
Mr. Moore was within ? and told her I had a Letter for
him, on which Ihe open'd the Door, and Jddifon and
the other feized her ; 1 follow'd them and went into
the Houfe, where we found an old Woman, who begg'd
of us not to murder her, but take all fhe had ; we
aflc'd for the Gentleman, and were told that he was in
his Study up Stairs, on which I took a Candle, and
was going up to him, but on the Maid's crying out, he
having heard her as I fuppofe, I met him on the Stairs,
•and holding the Candle to fee if he had any Fire Arms,
ferae how he Ihook the Candle out of my Hand, and
the other Perfon at the fame Time letting the Maid go,
fhe got open the Door and ran out, crying Murder,
Thieves, and Fire ; when the other Perfon went after
her with a Pretence of catching her, but never retum'd;
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