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10th. augt. 1749.
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Who being upon Oath says that a person now present
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came into his Shop this
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Morning and Sold him a Gold Ring for which this Informt.
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gave him Twelve Shillings and
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told this Informt.
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that we have deall together we will deal
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a Small Ring to make a present to Girl on which this
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Informt. Shewed him a Small Gold Ring, but it was too
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Slight and too Small upon which he Reached over the
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Counter and putt his hand into the Drawer and took up
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another, and finding that too Small laid it Down again,
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and took up another at the Same time, and said that
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would not do, at which time he pretended to lay it down
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but by Slight of hand Dropt a Brass Ring in it's Room
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this Informt. perceiving it, laid his finger
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upon it telling him it was not the Ring he took up,
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And this Informt. Further says that he is possitive sure
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feloniously took up a Gold
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Ring out of his Drawer and Dropt the Brass one in its
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Stead for all the Rings that was in this Informt. Drawer
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were Gold.
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Sworn before me
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this 10th. augt. 1749 }
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H Feilding
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