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on the 9th: day of February Instant between the hours of Eight and nine in the
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came to his
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his Answers they were in Permington Street or there abouts says he asked Parker if they
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were all Bats who said they were most whole Bricks and that this Informant might give
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him what he pleasedThat he went and Shewed him a place in Mill Yard near
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where to put the said Bricks which he had not then seen Says he Returned home
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a master Bricklayer and then
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and his Companion who made his Escape
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That by the persuasion of the said Officer and Shingles he received the said Bricks
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and his Master John Pigott have several times called
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on him for One pound six Shillings for the said Bricks which he refused paying for
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Thomas Clemons
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on his Oath saith he has seen the Bricks in the possession of
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which are common Stocks as termed by the Trade and were
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loaded on the 8th of Feby Instant into the Cart of John Pigott the Driver
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Moorfield with which The said
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had a Ticketh the Copy
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of Which is now produced by this Informant
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Taken and Sworn
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The Day and Year abovementioned
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Before me
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John Staples
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The said
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says he lost the Ticket which he received of the said
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Bricks on the Eigth of February Instant of
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Mr. Clemons
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and made a mistake
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in carrying them to Permington Street the same day where he met with Mr.
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and going home with the Bricks again he asked Farnsworth if he would
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have them who said Yes. Knowing he was a Man who bought things in that way as he
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has been informedSays that having delivered some of the said Bricks he after refused
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on seeing the
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Officer and Shingles
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that he offered to pay for them and that he bed him
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pay his Master or the Company at
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Kingsland
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>
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inst
=
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"type"
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"undefined"
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>
That the Reason he did not tell
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>
</
lb
>
Mr Clemons to charge the Bricks to Farnworth is because he had not seen
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>
</
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him since
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p
>
<
p
n
=
"410"
>
Taken and Signed
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>
</
lb
>
The day and Year abovementioned
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>
</
lb
>
Before one
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lb
>
</
lb
>
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rs
type
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id
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"LMOBPS45035_n410-1"
>
John Staples
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>
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=
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value
=
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interp
inst
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"LMOBPS45035_n410-1"
type
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>
</
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>
</
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>
<
p
n
=
"411"
>
his
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
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=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45035_n411-1"
>
Richard
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=
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>
</
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>
Parker
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>
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interp
inst
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"LMOBPS45035_n411-1"
type
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=
"Richard"
>
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interp
>
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interp
inst
=
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type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Parker"
>
</
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>
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45035_n411-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Mark
</
p
>
</
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>
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