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for three, or Foure yeares last
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past, And that on Xmas, Eve last the said Whitney
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sent for this Examt. to the Kings head in
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London, by a porter, and desired this Examt. to
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bring his sword blade, which hee hadle left at this
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Examts. house some tyme before, to have an need
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Srocbord made to it, and that left brought the said sword blade &
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scaber'd to the said Whitney at the
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ye Kings head
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aforesaid, And this Examinant sayde that
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Whitney did owe him three pounds being money
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that he had lent to Whitney & wife, by the ordr of
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Mr Whitney some tyme the last sumer, and one
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pound five shilllings, more, which was for a Cafe
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of pocket pistoler being mall Foure pounds five
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shillings, And that ye said Mr Whitney did the
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pay him the Debt aforsaid, and left and this Examts.
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hand five pounds Fifteeme shillings. to bee
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Changed into Gunders for Mr Whitney, and that
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the money is now is the hands of this Examt. and alsoe
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the sword Blade, And this Examt. seayds that he has heard
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that Mr Whitney was a Highwayman, but the
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reason why hee did not apprehend him, was because hee
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often perswaded him to leave up being a Highway man
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since his heard that he was a Highway make, And that
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