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PG-P.731.035
5-12 Aug 1731:21 (143)
London. . . April 4. Last Saturday night a sharper snatched
a cloak off a gentleman's shoulders at the play-house door
in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, but the gentleman crying out, Stop
thief, he let the cloak fall,, which one of his companions
took up, and carried to the gentleman, who gave him five
shillings for his trouble, and directly offered his service
to help him on with it, for which the gentleman thank'd him;
and when he was turn'd about, the rogues snatch'd it away,
with his hat and wig, and made clear off with them.
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