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27th. day of June 1787
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for himself says about
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Five or Six Weeks since he let a Lodging ready furnished to
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and his Wife at Two Shillings and Three pence P Week That he gave them possession
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of said Lodging consisting of a Room in which Room were one Bed and Bolster
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one pair of Linnen Streets And One Blanket his property let as aforesaid
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is the person who robbed him as
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his
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on his Oath says Tuesday night was a Week or
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on the Wednesday Morning early as he was standing at the Door of a house
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Side near the House of the said
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he saw
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a man coming along the Foot Path
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appeared to him by the Bulk to be a Bed-Says he verily believes the
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is the same
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Taken and Sworn
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The day and Year abovementioned
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Before me
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John Staples
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The said
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says he is Innocent of the Charge and that he only took
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his own Things away with himThat he has been to sea which he left
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about Two Years Since and has employed himself in going about with
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Fish and doing what he could for a Lively hood
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Taken and Signed
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27 June 1787 Before me
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