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St. fames'i-Square, and broke into the fame thro' tlie
Pantry Window,- we heard the Servants all drinking
nlwve Stairs, and were alfo furpriz'd by a Watchman,
fo that we were oblig'd to get off as faft as we could_,
however we brought away as much Plate as we fold for
- Ihis Praftice I follow'd for fometin^, in Company
with one Stone, who afterwards being taken up on Sa-
iyicion of Coining, to five himfelf he impeached rhe,
a*ad I was taken on his Information in Pkmblree-finet
in St. Gi/a's, but whiUl 1 was in Cuftody upon that
Account, Stone who was intended for an Evidence againft
me, made his Efcipc out of the Hands of the Mcflen-
gcr, in whofo Cuilody he had been coi^n'd'; but being
afterwards re-taken, I was admitted an Evidep.ce againit
him, and-he was tried, convifted, and executed for the
fame ¥a& for which he had impeach'd me, and f after
fome Time obtained my Liberty.
Many Crimes of various Natures I committed, but
was at length taken, conviilcd, and tranfported ; but
after my Return fell to my old Method of Bufmefs,
wliich I pradifed as formerly ; and about three Years
fmce being acquainted with one Roden, (the fame Perfon
who was impeach'd by Wheeler, then in Neiv-Prifo^,
as an Accomplice with fielder, Bvjij, Rafe, and Walker,
then under Sentence, for the Robbery committed at £%-
mjare and AJarybotie) I in Company with the faid Rvden,
-engag'd in my former Praftice of Coining; but I being
taken up about two Years after for patting off bad
Money, and charg'd on Sufpicion of Coining, to fave
niyfelf I impeach'd Roden, and he was taken, commit-
ted, and profecuted at Kingftcn on my Evidence j but
that not being fufScient, he was acquitted.
Befides the Fafts before-mention'd to have been coffi-
mitted by myfelf, and others in Company with me,
(which are only a fmali Number in proportion) I have
jingly committed many others of different Natures and
Kinds, and .particularly one Evening as I was going
ever Linculrii-hn-fisid:, I pafiedby a Gentleman wliom
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