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Who upon his Oath Saith That about Five
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Weeks ago one
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who frequently
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feloniously Stole therein one of His Cloak of the
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Value of 20s. his property That he did not see him
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afterwards untill Monday Night last when he
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endeavoured to Make this Escape but when he found
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he could not he acknowledged he Stole the Cloak
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and begged he would for give him and he would give
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this Informant a Note to pay him the Value of the
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Cloak on the 1st. day of June Next But this Informant
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Sworn before me the
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D. Walker
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