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The whole proceedings upon the King's commiffion of the peace , oyer and
teminer and gaol delivery for the City of London. Before the Right
Honourable Thomas Sainsbury. Lord Mayor of the City of London; The
Right Honourable John Wilson, one of the Justices of his Majesty's court
of common pleas; james Adair, serjeant at law, Recorder of the said City;
John William Rose, Esq; and other his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and
Terminer of the City of Lonad, and Justices of Gaol Delivery of Newgate,
holden for the faud City and county of Middlesex

648. THOMAS GOLLEDGE was indicted for stealing on the 30th day of June
last, one cornelian seal set in gold, value 20s.the property of John
Worboys. Robert Sanders saw the prisoner come out of the prosecutor's
shop, and put something on the groove, which another man came and took
away: and the prosecutor missed a gold seal which he gave the prisoner to
look at. The prisoner called five witnesses to his character. Guilty;
Transported for seven years. Tried by the London Jury before Mr Rose;"

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