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The Informations of
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who upon their Oaths severally say
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And First this Informant Solomon Phillips for himself saith
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that on Monday last the twenty sixth of March instant the
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came into the Hall in
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this Informant hath the Custody and Distribution of the Flour
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intended to be given to the Poor of the said
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and
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Asked if he was to have any Flour upon which this Informant
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told him he had then no Orders from the Treasurer to deliver him
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any but he should see the Treasurer that Evening and would
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give him his Answer if he would call the next Morning
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And this Informant Saith that the Prisoner soon afterwards
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returned again to the Hall when the Informant
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was present And these Informants Solomon Phillips and
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both say that the said David Levi then
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shut the Hall Door and drew out a Hanger and with many
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Imprecations declared he would have Flour and that if any
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body opposed him he would cut and hack them to Pieces and
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would destroy all the Four, and this Informant Solomon
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Phillips thereupon ran out for Assistance to secure him And
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this Informant
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for himself Saith that
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being left alone with the Prisoner (excepting only this
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nformant's Son a Lad of Fourteen Years of Age) and
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intimated with his Weapon and Threats he made no resistance
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but let him use: his Pleasure; whereupon the Prisoner
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weighed out for himself Four Pecks of Flour which he put
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into his Sack which he had brought with him and carried the
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