I I - American Memory

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By the fame means we got into a Tea-Shop in Shfe-
diuh, and with the Help of a chopping Knife, endea-
vour'd to force open the Door of an adjoining Room,
in which the over Night we had feen a Sum of Money,
as we judg'd about 200 /. but we could not execute our
Defign; however we carry'd off about eight or ten
Pound of Tea, feven Loafs of Sugar, and 3 j. € d. in
Money, leaving the Drawer in the Entry.
A JVorfied and Stocking-Shop likewife in Wide-gate-
Alley in Bijhopfgat'e, we robb'd in the fame manner, by
having taken the Key out of the Pin in the Window in
the Evening, whilft we went in under Pretence of cheap-
ning feme Goods.
We attempted a Linncn-Drafer's Shop in Bljhopfgale-
ftreet, one Sunday about Ten of the Clock at Night,
and had bor'd and cut the Shutters in order to efFeft our
Delign, but were hind'red in the Execution by a Woman
who came by, and faw us at Work, who knocking at
the Door alarm'd the Family, upon which we march'd
off) and left our Delign unfinift'd.
At a Toy-Shop m Sn.vithin'i-JHey, Cornhill, about IZ
o'clock at Night, we broke off the Padlock from the
Shop, but could not afterwards get it open, upon which
we went to work upon the Window, and with a great
deal of Difficulty, forc'd off the Groove, upon which
all the Shutters fell down with fuch a terrible Noife,
that we expefted it muft have alarm'd all the Neigh-
bourhood, which oblig'd us to make our Efcape, after
having been at Work upon it near three Hours, in all
which Time we were not interrupted by any Perfon,
the Watchmen, being as 1 fuppofe, regaling themfelves
at the Ale-houfe, for from Twelve until Three none of
them came by, to prevent the Execution of our De-
iigns.
We fucceeded better at a Shoe-maierh Shop in the
fame Alley, about the fame Time, which we broke
open j as we did before at another Shop within a few
Doors thereof, about a Week before, from whence wc
got eight Watches.