Episode 180: Above the Law
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John Locked Out of a Workhouse
John was born in east london in 17 o two, but his carpenter father died early. At the age of six he was already toiling away in a workhouse. He managed to land an apprenticeship to an old wool draper named william kneebone who also employed john's mother. By 17 23, john, now going by jack, had ditched his apprenticeship in favour of easy money. That same year, elizabeth stole a ring, and jack showed up and broke her out of jail. Not long after, he himself was arrested for robbing an ale house and fencing the goods, and found himself in jail. But using an old razor he found he managed to
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