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being Sworn
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upon his oath saith That on Tuesday the Sixteenth of
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this instant October he this Informant came in Company with One William
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Perry and another Person unknown to this informant who deal in
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Buying and Selling Horses, And told the said
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and the
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other Person That he this Informant had a Horse to dispose of Upon
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which the said Perry replyed that he could help this Informant to a
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Person to Buy the said Horse (if this Informant would give him
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Five Shillings) And immediately after brought to this Informant
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One
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in Order to buy the said Horse but upon a
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Treaty the said
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Denyed Buying this Informant
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Horse But said he would Exchange with this Informant for another
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Exchange But upon a Treaty the said
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came
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to An Agreement with this Informant, That if this Informant would
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exchange Horses and give a Note of Hand for Three Pounds
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payable Six
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Weeks after Date and Give One Shilling
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in Earnest or in part of Payment this Informant should have
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's Horse for the term of Six Weeks upon
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likeing and if this Do Informant did not then approve of the
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Bargain this Informant should be at Liberty to return the said
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Horse And have his own Horse and Note of Hand Back again
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And that the Bargain should be Voyd Upon which this Informant agreed
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to such Proposall And gave a Note under his Hand for Three Pounds
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Payable Six Weeks after Date And gave One Shilling in Earnest
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or in part of Payment And immediately exchanged their Horses
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and Moved their Sadles and Bridles and Delivered their Horses
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to each other But upon this Informants insisting to have
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the said Horse Tolled or entered in the Markett Book the
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Damned this Informant and said heath
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either pay down the whole Money or he this Informant should
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not have either of he Horses And abused this Informant in
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a Vile manner Upon which this Informant said he in sister
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that
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