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Thomas
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Cow keeper
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Thomas
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Paradise Street
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Battle Bridge
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taken before in this
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17th. day of July 1786
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Who being upon Oath say, and first the said
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James Ballinger
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says that about ten Minutes after three o' Clock yesterday morning he
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Thomas Astill
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go into his Masters Fieldthat he went by one of his said Masters
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Horses and went on until he came to his Masters Brown Mare
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that he then stopped, turned round and led as it appeared to
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this Informant at that time it being rather dark the said Mare
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until he came to the middle of the fieldthat said Astill finding a Gutter
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there, and that he could not get said Mare over it he led her to the lower
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end of said fieldthat observing
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Thomas Grover
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now
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present Standing near the field he asked him what said Man (meaning
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said Astill) could be doing there amongst the Horses so soon in the morning
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that said Grover said he had not observed any person there, that Informant
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and said Grover went to said Astill and asked him what he was doing
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amongst the Horses, that Informant then went up to said Mare, that
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said Mare had on her head a Cord or Halter now produced which
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was tied very tight and which said Mare was endeavouring to get
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from off her headthat said Grover then took said Astill into Custody
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and secured him, that said Astill then offered Informant and said
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Grover one Shilling to let him goAnd the said
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Thomas Grover
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says
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he is employed by Mr. Harrison of
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to take care of his
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Cattle, that he saw said Astill with said Mare at this time and was
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present with said Ballinger when he found said Mare with the Cord
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or Halter now produced on her head, and that he secured said Astill
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Sworn before me this
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17th. day of June 1786 }
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W Addington
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his
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James
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Mark
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his
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Mark
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