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on wiiicK we made onr Efcape without doing any Thing,
About two or tliree Days afterwards we were taken up
on Sufpicion, and carry'd before Juftice Kent, who com-
mitted us to the New Goal in Surry, on a ftrong Suf-
picion of having intended to commit the faid Robbery.
When W n fearing it would com.e out, and that f,e
fnould be charg'd therewith, he went to the faid Mr.
Kent and m.ade a Confeflion, which not being fufiicient,
Addifon was admitted an Evidence ; but before the Af-
fizes came on, I with two others made our Efcape out
of the faid Goal and went to France, where I flaid a-
bout feven Da.ys, and then return'd to London, and from
thence to Briftol, where I work'd about fix Weeks; but
not being ea(y I came up to London again,- and ftaid
fome Time ; then I vvent down to Exeter, where I
work'd fome Time ; but not yet being eafy, I came to
a Place called Hivdon near Salisbury, where I v/orked
about a Quarter of a Year; but there being a Robbery
committed, and it being known that I had efcaped out
of Goal, I was talien up on Sufpicion, but nothing ap-
pearing againll me, I was detain'd on Account only of
breaking the Goal, and was brought up to my old Con-
finement, in order to take my Trial ^t Kin-rpon AlH-
zes, where I was acquitted ; and there I became ac-
quainted v/ith Brown and Mite he/; and Broivn liking
my Converfation, fent to Lamheth to fpeak with me at
his Houfe at Paddinglon, where we confulted to rob the
King's Je-iveller, who had a Houfe there ; but being
difappoiuted there, we went to the Houfe of Colonel
Des Romaine, when Broivn open'd the Gate and knock-
ing at the Door, the Colonel came to it, whom we
robb'd of a Watch, Plate and Linnen of Value ; after
we came into the Houfe we ty'd the Colonel, and blind-
folded him at the feme Tiine, he faid, If ymi'lluntie me
I'll open the Locks myfelf, and accordingly he went up
Stairs and did fo ; then we brought him down again
and ty'd liim by the fi'Iaid, and afterwards we rilled the
Houii.', and went from .thence about three .o'Clock in
the Morning. Sojne Days after which, we fwith. I'Ut-
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