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<p n="2098">John Cro<obscured></obscured>
h being duly Sworn Saith that on the<lb></lb>
8th. of June last the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2098-1">William Grant</rs>
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came<lb></lb>
to his Masters Shop in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2034">Benwick Street</rs>
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and Offered<lb></lb>
as he Imagined a Garnet Ring Set round with<lb></lb>
Diamonds to Pleder this Informant asked him who the Ring<lb></lb>
belonging to he Said his wife, this Informant Asked<lb></lb>
him it he knew the Value of the Ring, he Said his Wife<lb></lb>
told him it was a Ring of Value, but he only wanted<lb></lb>
half a Guinea on it, this Informant went with Grant<lb></lb>
to his house <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2035">No: 1</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2036">new Turnstiles</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo2037">Stolborn</rs>
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where he Said<lb></lb>
he lived, and finding he lived there gave him half<lb></lb>
a Guineas and a duplicate, this Informant further Saith<lb></lb>
that on the 22d. of June following, Grant came and<lb></lb>
fetched the Ring out and Said he wanted to Sell it<lb></lb>
this Informant asked him what he asked for it who<lb></lb>
Said Six Guineas this Informant offered him four<lb></lb>
Pounds, Grant Said he would take five Pounds and went<lb></lb>
Away, Soon After he returned and Said he wou'd taken four<lb></lb>
Guineas which this Informant gave him, and put the Said<lb></lb>
Ring in the Shop Window and Marked it Six Guineas, About<lb></lb>
three or four hours After one Mr. Jacobs came into the<lb></lb>
Shop and Asked to look at the Said Ring, and Purchased<lb></lb>
the Said Ring for Six Guineas.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2098-2">John Crouch</rs>
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<p n="2099">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date341">21st. day of July 1787</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n2099-1">Wm Hyde</rs>
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