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the left hand side of the said Road something swimming in the
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Fond which he thought was a pause and told his
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Companion so and went into the pond and took it out
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and gave it to Jacob. and he put it on the path and
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rolled it on the path about a Yard a two and then Deponent
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unpinned ye parcel and something came out like wind
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first thought it was a Young Rig) just at this time a
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