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them, and repeatedly requested this Informant to take them, says that the
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same night the said
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brought Sir Dozen Pieces
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more of the said Handkerchiefs in Two Parcels says that when he brought
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the first Parcel and had left it, he went back the distance of four or five
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Houses, where this Informant observed two Men standing one of which
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this Informant is very sure was the said
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Robert Armstrong
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and believes
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the other was the said
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William Cotterell
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, from which two Men the said
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George brought the second Parcell and then went away; says that the next
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Night the said
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brought this Informant Twenty five pieces of the Striped
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Silk Handkerchiefs, says the next day which was Tuesday the said
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came again and wanted this Informant to have some more pieces, but this Informant
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told him to should have no more for that he had not money to pay for these
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he had already, that the said
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came again on the Saturday
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and told this Informant he wanted to get ridd of his Share they having
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heated them and had disagreed with each other, and requested this Informant
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to take one Hundred Pieces more, which this Informant refused to do,
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having no Money; upon which the said George went away and this
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Informant never saw him no more till he saw him in Custody, says that
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the Silk Handkerchiefs which this Informant hath delivered to Mr. John
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Clark are Part of the said Handkerchiefs which this Informant had
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as aforesaid, says that about a Month
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came to this Informants house and told him
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he had a Quantity of Linen to tell that this Informant answered some Gentlemen
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had searched his house for Stolen Linen and supposed it to be the same they
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had searched for, that the said
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answered the Marks were
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cut off by which means no parson could swear to them, therefore this In-
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formant was very safe in buying them; lays the said George brought to
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this Informant at different Times Thirty one Pieces of Irish Linen for
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which this Informant gave him a Guinea and half for Oath piece says he
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hath sold all the said Linens except one Piece to different Pedlars who Travel
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the Country; says he doth not know their names, not where they live
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Sworn before me this
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W Kelyngs
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