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Who being upon Oath says that Yesterday about 11 o'Clock
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in the forenoon between the Wand. Eleven Mile Stone on
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the Rumford Road he overtook a Person with a new
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that the Man agreed
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to carry it thither for a Shilling and to have six pence
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more if he got into
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by seven o'Clock at
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Night that the Man then rode Up to him and asked
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him if he had seen the Harwick Machine or Flygoles
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wou'd send his Horse back again which was his Uncle
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says they then rode on towards Rumford together and he this Informt.
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agreed to bring back his horse if he cou'd meet with a Machine
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after the Machine which they found past by at seven in the Morning
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about the Price of a Post Chain
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from which place he did take a Chaise but waited
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until the Cart come up with his Postmantan which made it
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near three o'Clock before he set out dressed in a new Suit of
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brown mixed Clothes, new Silver Spurs new diamond cut knee
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Buckler and new hatt with a Gold band
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Sworn before me the
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day and Year first above
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