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<p n="2043">The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2043-1">John Towson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2043-2">Richd. Merryman</rs>
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S <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2043-3">Thos.<lb></lb>
Henwood</rs>
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taken on Oath this 20th. day of October 1789.</p>
<p n="2044">And first <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2044-1">John Towson</rs>
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for himself says<lb></lb>
That on Sunday noon last he orderd Mrs. Net<obscured></obscured>
Bay to drivers Four live Sheep<lb></lb>
Markd Three Stro<obscured></obscured>
a Cross the shoulder and one across the Fours<lb></lb>
head to to hill fields that on Friday Morning one of the said<lb></lb>
Yoe Sheep was Prossing That this Morning (in the Callas<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
He<obscured></obscured>
in newport to<obscured></obscured>
this Infor joured the shirs of the Sheep<lb></lb>
that he had last marted as aforesaid and that the Skin now Prot<lb></lb>
he beleives to be the Very Same Skin of the Street that he believes<lb></lb>
was feloniously<obscured></obscured>
taken from<obscured></obscured>
smith the property of himself &<lb></lb>
William<obscured></obscured>
his Parties</p>
<p n="2045"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2045-1">John Jenson</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2046">Richd. marry an Says that on thursday<lb></lb>
last between she House of Five Six o Clock he saw four ship<lb></lb>
belonging to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2046-1">Mass Javson</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
which he Knew by the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1310">Mark<lb></lb>
in<obscured></obscured>
field</rs>
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mat the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1311">Middlesex</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2047">His<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2047-56">Richd.<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Merryman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="2048"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2048-1">Thos, Harwood</rs>
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on Oath Says that on<lb></lb>
Friday night last between the Hour of sex<obscured></obscured>
Seven O Clock<lb></lb>
the person now present that calls himself Richd. Broom head<lb></lb>
called at his shop no <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1312">newport Alley</rs>
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and askd him the price<lb></lb>
at Sheep Shins adding he was poor wanted Money to go to<lb></lb>
Markett with and Hord to Sell a sheep Shird that this<lb></lb>
Infort (not Suspecting) brought the Skin new produced for<lb></lb>
one Shillings nine pence of the prisoner</p>
<p n="2049"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2049-1">Thos. Harwood</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2050">Sworn this 20th. day st October<lb></lb>
1789 <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2050-1">Robt. Abington</rs>
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