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Who being on Oath says that he is a Worsted Weaver, that he
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on the 14th. day of December last about a Quarter before ten
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in the Evening a Person came to his Door which was then shut
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opened it and put in a Sword and directed him to put out his
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put them out about the Time when the Man came into the
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then put a drawn Sworn to his Breast and
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bid him hold his Tonque says That at this Time there
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being a fire in the Room he saw a little Man go behind
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Sworn before me the day
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& year first above written}
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