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				<div style="font-family:serif;"><i>Old Bailey Proceedings Online</i> (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 02 April 2023), January 1700, trial of                   Robert                   Collins                                                                            (t17000115-44).<hr/><h2>Robert Collins, Theft &gt; burglary, 15th January 1700. </h2>                                                                                                   <p>                                                Robert                   Collins                                                                                       , of the Parish of St. Pauls Covent Garden                                                      , was Indicted for                                                          Felony and Burglary, for breaking the House of                                              Gerrard                         Kerby                                                                                                                                    , on the 19th. of December                      last, and taking thence 4 pewter Pots, and 20 l. Weight of Beef            , the Goods were found hid in a Feather-bed in the Prisoners Lodging; he denied the Fact, saying, He found them in a Sack in the Street, and brought them home to his Lodging; but that did not avail him, the Jury found him                                                          Guilty of the Felony, and Acquitted him of the Burglary            .</p>               <p>                                                                                                                     [Branding. See summary.]                                                </p>            </div>
				
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