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for the Irish Cloth they then cast up the Money to see what it came to
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The said
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and George
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Tucker being all present at the selling of the above Goods they asked
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him how he meant to take the two Baggs away with the Goods
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Examinant said he intended to take them in a Coach but not till
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he had been home to Fetch the Money they all four looked at
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each other and said never mind the Money we are not affraid to
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trust you then
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said he would go and Fetch the Coach
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and he did so and came back and said that he had got the Coach
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from the Stand in
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and had placed it at the end
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they all four
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then went with the Baggs to the Coach with this Examinant
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and they met them into the Coach and the Coachman jumpt
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up in to put them
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on the Seat they all four
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Consulted which should go with it,
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Henry Fossett
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made
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Answer Dam'n me ill go with it and he got into the Coach and this
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Examinant followed him the Coach man said he was both to carry
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it and hoped it was not smuggled Goods and then Drove the
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and there stopt the said
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then having in the Coach with him a Brace
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of Brass Barrell Horse Pistols and said in going along that
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if any Traps should stop him he would blow there Rd rains
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out Examinant took particular Notice of the Pistols which
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Fossett had having each of them a Figure of a mans hear at
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the Bull end of the Stock and abscribed that two men being
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with the Coach he asked Stephens who one of them was that had
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on a great Coat to which Stephens made answer it was Farther
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and Son and one of them rode behind the Coach This Examinant
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got out of the Coach in
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and took one of the Baggs
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to his House in
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aforesaid and told Ann Cockwaine
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to go and stay at the Coach door till he returned which he did
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took the other Bagg and carried to this
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Examinants house and this Examinant paid the
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Three Shillings and Six pence and then again observed the
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man wh had rode behind the Coach was then with the Coach
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man the said
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then followed them home and
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then was present in this Examinants
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Kitchen Henry
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Fossett this Exminant and the said
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and a
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girl named
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Mary Taylor
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the two Baggs then being in the
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said Room
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stayed in the Kitchen with Ann
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Cockwaine whilest Examinant took the two Baggs into
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the Yard then he came in again and they all three went up
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stairs together and this Examinant paid
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Henry Fossett
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Twenty Four Pounds Eighteen Shillings keeping three Shillings
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Pence Back which he had paid for the Coach which
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made in the
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whole Twenty Five Pounds one Shilling
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and Six Pence Fossett said he would tell the others about it
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