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John Cro
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h being duly Sworn Saith that on the
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8th. of June last the Prisoner
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and Offered
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as he Imagined a Garnet Ring Set round with
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Diamonds to Pleder this Informant asked him who the Ring
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belonging to he Said his wife, this Informant Asked
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him it he knew the Value of the Ring, he Said his Wife
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told him it was a Ring of Value, but he only wanted
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half a Guinea on it, this Informant went with Grant
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to his house
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new Turnstiles
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where he Said
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he lived, and finding he lived there gave him half
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a Guineas and a duplicate, this Informant further Saith
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that on the 22d. of June following, Grant came and
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fetched the Ring out and Said he wanted to Sell it
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this Informant asked him what he asked for it who
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Said Six Guineas this Informant offered him four
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Pounds, Grant Said he would take five Pounds and went
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Away, Soon After he returned and Said he wou'd taken four
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Guineas which this Informant gave him, and put the Said
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Ring in the Shop Window and Marked it Six Guineas, About
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three or four hours After one Mr. Jacobs came into the
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Shop and Asked to look at the Said Ring, and Purchased
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the Said Ring for Six Guineas.
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Sworn before me this
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21st. day of July 1787
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Wm Hyde
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