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The Voluntary Examination of
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Chiswell Street,
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Who Saith That about six Weeks since the Prisoner
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first spoke to him about pro curing
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him Tea. After he had helped him to some Tax, at
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another interview, the said unless he could help him
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to Sugar also he could not dispose of it so well. This
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Examinant first brought him twelve or fourteen Pounds
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weight of Tea 3/6. It was concerted tha Granley should
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meet him in the Stret which he did At or about eight in
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the Morning . at the gate of
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The
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tea was in a Paper Bag cased with a Canvass Bag
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there was no Conversation, He took the Tea and the
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Examinant took his Cloaths- This Examinant saw
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Ganley on the Sunday following at his own house. His
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wife himself, and two Lodgers were at breakfast
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Ganley called him out into the Yard, and told him
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he could not sell the Tea without Sugar, saying at the
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same he had been at
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the Borough
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and had disposed of
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two pound. and also of some like quantities to
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Neighbours But in Order to sell the rest he must
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have Sugar to sell a long with it-This Examinants
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said he could not get any-Ganley said I am sure
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you can, try-That
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Ganley on Sunday three weeks ago
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brought his Cloaths as Usual, Ganley asked him at the
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Door if he had got any Sugar Examinant answered
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no-The Prisoner asked him if he could call at his
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House tha day, which this Examinant did about
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twelve 'oClock, and he asked him again to bring him
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some Sugan-This examinant carried the Prisoner
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a Loaf of Sugar about fourteen Pounds weight on
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last Sunday fortnight to the best of his belief.-
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This Examinant occollects he brought the Prisoner
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two Papers of Starch, one or two Sundays before this
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and some prices of Soap, some Yellow and some
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mottled, and that the Pice of Soap now produced
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is part that he carried him, On Sunday
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