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10 ransacked the house. But they were very much disappointed, for they found but little cash, and no plate. From Mr. Sheldons person, they took eleven guineas, two of which Turpin returned to him, begging pardon for what they had done, and wishing him a good night.

Notwithstanding the situation in which they had left the people here, they had the temerity and assurance to go to the half-moon Tavern at Croydon where they each regaled themselves with a glass of spirits, and changed one of the guineas they had so recently taken from Mr. Sheldon. In their way out one of them let fall a diamond pin great value in the passage, which was found by the servant girl and returned to the owner. The business being completed they eametothecame to the [sic] Black-horse in the Broadway Westminster, near which Rust and Rose lodged with one Fletcher the notorious Nan Turner of Folden Lane memory, who seeretedsecreted [sic] herself here from the pursuit of justieejustice [sic], for the murder of a fellow lodger of her own sort. Here they eoneerred another robbery, of which Ross and Fielder, were for that time the eaptainscaptains [sic].

These robberies had hitherto been carried on on foot, with only the occasional assistance of a haekneyhackney [sic] eoachcoach [sic]; but now they aspired to appear on horse-back, for which purpose, they hired horses at the old leaping bar in high, whence they set out about two o’ clock and arrived at the Queens head, near Stanmore, at five, where they staid to regale themselves. It was by this means that Wood the master of the house, had so good an opportunity of obscrvingobserving [sic] the horses, as to remember the same again, when he saw it afterwards in King Street, Bloomsbury, where they were taken. About five o’clock they went from Wood’s the Queen’s Head to Stanmore, and staid there from six until about seven o’elockclock [sic]; and then all went