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Who being upon Oath says that she has known George Gammon
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several years during which time he carried on the Business of a
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Compter for Debt
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Compter he
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did several Jobs of work for this Informants Husband in
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repairing and cleaning of Watches, that about 4 Months ago
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the said George Gammon came to lodge at this Informants house
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and remained there about three Months during which time
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the said George Gammon bought several Watches for this
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house and some at other places, that the said George Gammon
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was also employed by this Informants Husband in repairing
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cleaning and setting to rights several of the said Watches
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that about 3 Months ago one morning before this Informant was
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up one
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a Taylor came upstairs and knocked at this
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he wanted to speak to Gammon, that this Informant sent him up
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Stairs to the said George Gammon, and soon afterwards they both
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came down stairs again & the said George Gammon came into
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this Informants Room and asked her to land him six Guineas
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or six Guineas and a half which he said he should get six
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Guineas by. that the said George Gammon then had a Gold
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Watch engraved in Diamonds in his Hand which
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in this
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Gammon six Guineas or six Guineas and a half
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