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23rd. day of September 1786
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Who being upon Oath say, and first the said
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says that on Saturday hight the 29th. of July last between the hours of
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nine and ten o'Clock a person now present who calls himself
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John
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Wood
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came to his House and Sold to him a Watch, the inside Case
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of which was plain gold, and the outside Case shagreen for one
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GuineaThat in a few Minutes afterwards he went to said Jacobs
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Watch Movements to Watchmaker in
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for One Pound four shillingsThat he made a present of the
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said shagreen outside case to said Watchmakerand sold
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for one Pound four
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shillings and Six pence, at which time said Jacobs was
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presentThat on the Sunday morning following between the hours
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of seven and eight o'Clock, the said Wood came again to him,
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shewed him a gold Seal, Impression a head, and asked him to buy
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itThat at the same time he put into this informants hand
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a yellow or gilt Chain and offered it to Sale with said Seal
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upon which Informant replied that he believed said Chain
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belonged to the aforesaid Watch which he had bought of him
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and that the same had been taken there from, to which he
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answered that he had not taken it from said Watch, but that his
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Brother that he had not taken it from said Watch, but that his
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Brother had given it to himThat at the same time said
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Wood and mea Bricklayer (brother in Law to said
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