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Who being upon Oath say and first the said
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came into the said Mr. Fieldsends
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three Shillings and nine pence, when this Informant desired said
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to come round to him; for that the said Brown had
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taken two pair of Stockingsthat said Brown then threw down
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four Shillings and ran out of the Shop - that Informant pursued
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he is very sure are the same that were so stolen
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as aforesaid - the said
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- that some of said
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persons seized him by the Collar, at which time he saw a pair of
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the said
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says that he saw said Brown pursuing at this timethat he saw
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him throw four him the other pair of Cotton Stockings now produced which
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