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Mr. Root and Yesterday went with a Waggon of his said
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Masters to fetch corn from
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that he went once
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said Waggon as aforesaid. That himself was not at the lo
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said Waggon nor did he drive it nor was he present at the delivery
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of it nor did he Stop or was he at the Artichoke Yesterday
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afternoon when the said Waggon Stopt there nor doth he
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know anything of the said two Sacks of Barley
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John Staples
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to Mrs. Scot That Yesterday
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Morning Josh a Carter of his said Mistress asked him to go with him
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to lend him a hand to load Barley says he went with
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him and took in Thirty Quarters of Barley which they delivered
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that they went for another
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load that he cannot say how many Sacks they took in the second load
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with the last
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where he had a Glass
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of Peppermint that he doth not know of any Sack being taken out
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of the said Waggon says he went from the Artichoke with the said
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Josh until they came to
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that he doth not know
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of any Sacks being taken out of the said Waggon says there were
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three fell out on the Road which were picked up by himself
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the said Josh and
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and one
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which
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Two last mentioned men were with Mrs. Roots Waggon That said
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