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Highway
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this 15th day of Jany 1789 Who being on their Oaths say and first
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the said
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with the piece of sail
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loth and took containing Six pewterd is her Two Iron frames Twenty
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four Iron Barrs Six Iron tooks one Iron chain one Iron
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Eighteen Shillings. in
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petty coat lane
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and go to an old Iron
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Shop where he seized him on Suspicion the same war stole
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That a Woman opened a Window saying we dont serve which
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shop is in the
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parish of Christ Church Spital field
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Benjn Nash
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William Boston
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has worked
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for his
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James Caney
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as a
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Labourer
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at fifteen Shillings a
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week standing Wages several months. That One of the Frames
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he welt knows to be his said furthers property by the mark and her not
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a Doubt ill the other articles produced are his said fathers property
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Rt Caney
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The
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15th of Jany. 1789
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Before me
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John Staples
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William Boston
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saith about 18 Month age he lived
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servant
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with
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Mr. Alderman Swain during which Time he hired Two lower Rooms
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where he kept on old Iron shop by his Wife
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all the Articles produced except the old Copper famiture and dishes
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which he bought at a Gentleman house next to whitch all
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Westminster
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about
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Ten Months age-and all other articles he bought in
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above a Twelve month ageand that the whole he had at his Lodgings
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up a Garrett There pair of Stairs at Mr.
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John Salmon
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No. 125 Ratcliff
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near his masters-that he pages Two Shillings a Week for the said
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Garrett the furniture his own except the Bed and one Blanket
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Taken and Signed
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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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To
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Wm Boston
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