The Examination of John Towson< no role > Richd. Merryman< no role > S Thos.
Henwood< no role > taken on Oath this 20th. day of October 1789.

And first John Towson< no role > for himself says
That on Sunday noon last he orderd Mrs. Net [..] Bay to drivers Four live Sheep
Markd Three Stro [..] a Cross the shoulder and one across the Fours
head to to hill fields that on Friday Morning one of the said
Yoe Sheep was Prossing That this Morning (in the Callas [..]
He [..] in newport to [..] this Infor joured the shirs of the Sheep
that he had last marted as aforesaid and that the Skin now Prot
he beleives to be the Very Same Skin of the Street that he believes
was feloniously [..] taken from [..] smith the property of himself &
William [..] his Parties

John Jenson< no role >

Richd. marry an Says that on thursday
last between she House of Five Six o Clock he saw four ship
belonging to Mass Javson< no role > [..] which he Knew by the Mark
in [..] field mat the Middlesex

His
Richd. [mark] Merryman< no role >
Mark

Thos, Harwood< no role > on Oath Says that on
Friday night last between the Hour of sex [..] Seven O Clock
the person now present that calls himself Richd. Broom head
called at his shop no newport Alley and askd him the price
at Sheep Shins adding he was poor wanted Money to go to
Markett with and Hord to Sell a sheep Shird that this
Infort (not Suspecting) brought the Skin new produced for
one Shillings nine pence of the prisoner

Thos. Harwood< no role >

Sworn this 20th. day st October
1789 Robt. Abington< no role >