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The Examination of
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taken the Fifth Day of July 1788.
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Thursday the
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the Morning as he was going Home from his Duty he saw
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two Men in the Lane Joining Summers place standing agt. a
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Bail & the Prisoner came up to them who upon seeing the
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sd. Davis began to walk off upon wch. the two Men said to the
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Prisoner never mind him he is only a white livered Bugger
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to you Gentleman & passed them they then walked off he
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fellowed them but having no Assistance the other two got
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clear awayThe Prisoner was likewise going & as he
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upon her Oath saith that on Thursday
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Morning the fourth Day of July abt. six o Clock when she got up
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she found the Door of the Workshop wch. Joins her house broke
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