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A03402 Histoire des larrons, or The history of theeves. Written in French, and translated out of the originall, by Paul Godwin; Histoire generale des larrons. English Calvi, François de.; Godwin, Paul, fl. 1638. 1638 (1638) STC 13523; ESTC S104108 74,053 330

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the_o apprentice_n to_o keep_v the_o money_n which_o the_o other_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v with_o till_o he_o come_v again_o and_o so_o depart_v but_o he_o join_v not_o long_o in_o this_o cheat_n but_o within_o fifteen_o day_n after_o be_v take_v and_o have_v no_o doubt_n at_o that_o time_n be_v execute_v have_v he_o not_o have_v some_o extraordinary_a mean_n to_o escape_v as_o thus_o he_o send_v a_o boy_n to_o one_o in_o the_o city_n a_o abettour_n of_o his_o steal_v good_n to_o entreat_v he_o that_o he_o will_v make_v for_o he_o a_o hare-pie_n and_o accompany_v he_o at_o the_o eat_n of_o it_o which_o he_o mindful_a of_o his_o former_a familiarity_n perform_v and_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o the_o jail_n where_o his_o friend_n be_v do_v there_o sup_v with_o he_o &_o the_o jailor_n have_v sup_v his_o friend_n call_v he_o aside_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o bespeak_v this_o pie_n be_v to_o prevent_v any_o mistrust_n which_o the_o jailer_n may_v have_v have_v have_v he_o 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