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before us two of his Majestys
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in and for the said County
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on Oath saith the Ashen Oars now produced
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belong to a Tour Oar Skiff in his Service of the Inspector
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of the River That he on a Saturday the day of the Month he
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does not Recollect if three Week or a Month since he moored
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said Skiff in the Evening a Stern of the London Assurance Fire
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The 12 Oct 1785
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