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<p n="224"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
<lb></lb>
the Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n224-1">William Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
now resident in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50521_geo134">Parish of Great Stanmore</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the said County: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50521_occ59">Labourer</rs>
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taken by me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n224-2">William. Hallett</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50521_occ60">Esqr</rs>
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. one of his Majesty's<lb></lb>
Justices of the Ball mand for she said<lb></lb>
County the 21 day of April 1763</p>
<p n="225">This Examination being Charged before me by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n225-10">Philip<lb></lb>
Harcourt</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50521_geo135">Great Stanmore</rs>
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in the said County<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50521_occ61">Butcher</rs>
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, on a violent Suspicion of having Stolen<lb></lb>
twelve fatt weather Sheep, this Examinant saith<lb></lb>
his Father <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n225-2">Thomas Smith</rs>
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lives at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50521_geo136">Aylsbury</rs>
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in the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50521_geo137">Bucks</rs>
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& hath rented a Farm of St. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n225-12">John Packington</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of about forty Pounds a year rent for ten years Past, & this Examinant<lb></lb>
Saith he hath lived with his father Ever time his Birth,<lb></lb>
& used to help him to manage his farm Saith: he bought<lb></lb>
the twelve Sheep above Mentioned at Chisham market<lb></lb>
about three weeks after Michaelmass Last part of one<lb></lb>
Main on maiden take lives in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50521_geo138">Parish of Tring</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the County of Hertford, whoes person he hath knowen<lb></lb>
for some years past but is not Certain us to his Name,<lb></lb>
& Gave Eight Shillings & six pence assine for them,<lb></lb>
& hath kept them on his fathers Land: ever Since, Saith<lb></lb>
he has a Brother named Thomas who lives with his Father<lb></lb>
& that he is Joyntly Conserved in the said Sheep - & are half<lb></lb>
his property:</p>
<p n="226">Taken & Signed before<lb></lb>
me the day & year<lb></lb>
above said</p>
<p n="227"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n227-1">Willm Hallett</rs>
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</p>
<p n="228"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50521_n228-1">William Smith</rs>
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