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The Examination of
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the 20th. day of February 1788 before me one of his Majestys
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Who on his Oath Saith That on the Tenth day of January last between
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Eight and Nine O'Clock in the Evening he then being at the house of Mr. Cooper
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was sent for by his wife to come home which
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he did directly, and when he came home he found in his house two men
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four pieces of White and one piece of Pink Stormont Callico and offered to
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Sell the same to him and he bought them for three Guineas and a half of
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the two men who were in the house whose names were Briggs and
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Goldsmith, Then the same two men told this Examinant that they had
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some more to sell and accordingly this Examinant appointed to meet
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them at a room in a Court in
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and then in a night or
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two of whom were Briggs and Goldsmith the name of the other he did not know
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they were all drinking in one Box together, two of the three men came out to
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had the other pieces too cheap and that the Price of the sd
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must be two Guineas and a half to which he agreed and paid the said
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Goldsmith the money. On the next night he
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met
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Briggs Goldsmith and three other men at the black horse aforesaid
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for which he paid Goldsmith three Guineas and half, And Saith
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that the next night Goldsmith met him again at the black horse
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aforesaid and informed him that he had left two pieces of the same
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for which he paid him one
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in Newgate the names of two of them is Briggs and Goldsmith
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aforesaid And this Examinant further Saith That
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the six pieces of Printed Callico now produced are part of the
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property which he bought of the men abovementioned
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Sworn the 20th day of
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February 1788 before
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Wm Ferry Finly
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