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To it, but the key belonging to the watch.

4th Witn for the King
William Cormack

I am a serjeant in the Company service. On the 23d of last January I was sent by Lieutenant Dove with Serjt Towe & Serjt Little, to the Hospital with a note from Mr. Dove to the Surgeon of to Mr. Dove ordered me to seize the effects of Delany at the Hospital and to bring him a prisoner with me. I went & delivered Mr. Dovers note to Mr. Pye, a Surgeon the Hospital: upon which He cid three other Surgeons went [ill] me to Delany’s apartment together with the two other Serfeants. I searched his apartment. I had understood from Serj Towe that he had been robbed, & that some stolen things had been bought from Delany. Delany was present, when I made the search: the Surgeon told him I was come to search. He asked by what authority: when I told him, he said, I