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... merrily on till the stout King Hal fell upon them , and robbed the poor men of their beer.1 I 1 Cf. Baring Gould's " Yorkshire Oddities . " PONTEFRACT CASTLE . CHAPTER X. ERHAPS even in an unpretending ST . MARY'S ABBEY . 159.
... merrily on till the stout King Hal fell upon them , and robbed the poor men of their beer.1 I 1 Cf. Baring Gould's " Yorkshire Oddities . " PONTEFRACT CASTLE . CHAPTER X. ERHAPS even in an unpretending ST . MARY'S ABBEY . 159.
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... robbery ) , a species of cowardice ( as frequently exampled in perjury ) , an ill- begotten love ( as repeatedly betrayed in seduction and subsequent child - murder ) , and a desire for fame have been the leading motives of offence ...
... robbery ) , a species of cowardice ( as frequently exampled in perjury ) , an ill- begotten love ( as repeatedly betrayed in seduction and subsequent child - murder ) , and a desire for fame have been the leading motives of offence ...
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... , concealing a portion of them , became a bankrupt . His assets are stated to have been £ 278 , while his liabilities were £ 1,184 . HIGHWAY ROBBERY . David Arlington , Thomas Arlington , and OFFENDERS AND OFFENCES . 183.
... , concealing a portion of them , became a bankrupt . His assets are stated to have been £ 278 , while his liabilities were £ 1,184 . HIGHWAY ROBBERY . David Arlington , Thomas Arlington , and OFFENDERS AND OFFENCES . 183.
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Anthony William Twyford. HIGHWAY ROBBERY . David Arlington , Thomas Arlington , and Edward Strahan , by the coolness ... robbed he did the thing with so much gentlemanly ease , rifled you with so much nonchalance , assuring you at the ...
Anthony William Twyford. HIGHWAY ROBBERY . David Arlington , Thomas Arlington , and Edward Strahan , by the coolness ... robbed he did the thing with so much gentlemanly ease , rifled you with so much nonchalance , assuring you at the ...
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... robbed him at the same time of £ 100 , but what became of the money has never yet been ascertained . The prisoner stated that he acted on the advice of a " wise man " -a sorcerer . Whether this was so or not was never satisfactorily ...
... robbed him at the same time of £ 100 , but what became of the money has never yet been ascertained . The prisoner stated that he acted on the advice of a " wise man " -a sorcerer . Whether this was so or not was never satisfactorily ...
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