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for feloniously stealing four hempen
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early in the Morning of the 10th day
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of the said Month of September he this Deponent left
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in the Evening of theeleventh following That on the twelfth of said
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Month of September he this Deponent attended at the
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for the said Offence and that such Bill was
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such Evidence as he this Deponent knew And this Deponent
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before the Grand Jury was not with any view of serving
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