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“From thence to go to New Inn-lane and rob a house where Mr. Spicer, of
Abingdon, keeps his leather. He also wanted me to go with him to Long Crendon, to
rob a shop that a liner-draper opens there once a week,---He likewise wanted to hire a
horse and cart for he and me to go to Brackley, and rob his father-in-law, a
shoemaker.
“Also wanted to rob Mrs. Watson’s warehouse, in Long Wall, of three pockets of
hops, which he had seen when he went for barley for his pig.
He likewise proposed to me to rob Mr. Anson’s shop, at the foot of Magdalen
Bridge, by taking bricks out at the end of the shop, where he had observed the wall
was but one brick of thickness.
“And upon the night that the Chapel was robbed he fain would have had me take a
brown mare belonging to one Mr. Spencer, but I told him I would have nothing to do
with it, as Mr. Spencer was a man who had been used to travel.
“There are the words as I am a dying man, that Cox told me.
MILES WARD

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Mon 24 April
Wokingham and Windsor COACH
Sets out from the OLD ROSE, WOKINGHAM, every Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday mornings, at seven o’clock, to the Castle at Windsor, and will return from
thence the same evenings at six o’clock. Insides three shillings. Outsides two
shillings.

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Mon 29 May
WOKINGHAM, BERKS
To be SOLD by AUCTION,
By Mr. JOHN BENNETT
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On Tuesday the 13 day of June, 1786, at Mr. Chaplin’s, the New Rose Inn in
Wokingham, between the hours of two and five in the afternoon (unless before
disposed of by private contract)
The following FREEHOLD ESTATES,
IN FOUR LOTS
LOT 1 A modern well-built MESSUAGE or TENEMENT; consisting of a very large
parlour, kitchen and pantry on the ground floor; two very large bed-chambers on the
first floor, with convenient closets; and good garrets over the same; with a large
garden mostly walled in, and planted with fruit trees; a wash house, and convenient
out-houses, pleasantly situated near the church. The premises have lately undergone a
thorough repair, and are now in the occupation of the Rev. Mr. Bremner.
Also, a small MESSUAGE or TENEMENT adjoining, with convenient out-houses
and a garden, thereto belonging, now in the occupation of THOMAS NORMAN.

LOT II. A new-built MESSUAGE TENEMENT, being the WHITE HART Public-
House, situate near the Church in the parish of Wokingham, in the county of Wilts.
With convenient out-houses, stable, yard, and garden thereunto belonging now in the
occupation of JAMES BAKER

LOT III. A modern well-built MESSUAGE or TENEMENT; consisting of three good
parlours, kitchen, pantry, and wash-house on the ground floor; six bed-chambers with
convenient toilets on the first floor; a good cellar, stable and convenient offices; a
large garden walled in, and planted with good fruit trees, pleasantly situated on an

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