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Taken this 2d. Day of March 1789 before us Two
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of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said County
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produced in his Possession on suspicion that he had Stolen the
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same and upon his asking him how he came by said Rope he
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told Informant that a Boatswain of a Ship gave it to him in
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Blackwatt Yard last night whereupon Informant sayed to him
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what on Sunday night. said Martin then sayed to Informant
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he was a poor Old Man desired him to take the property and let him
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go but Informant not being Satisfied with this Account he
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from some Rafts of Timber lying near the Gut House at Poplar
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since three O Clock Yesterday afternoon
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property
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Rope now produced is the property of his saint Muster
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in
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Parish of Saitn Dunitan
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O Clock yesterday afternoon
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George Martin
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says part of the Rope produced he found on
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the Timber in
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and the other parts he cut from the Timber in the said Bacert
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by which said Timber was moored
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This
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