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stealing a brown mare of the price of 5 l. </rs>
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. The prisoner at the bar deserted from his regiment of <rs id="t17480907-29-deflabel147" type="occupation">Marine</rs>
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the 25th of July; he left his own clothes in his room and robbed nine men, and my mare was missing that night, and this marine came to London the night he deserted, and I came to London after him, and I thought I should find my mare in Smithfield-market to be sold; and there I found her in the possession of Barker, the hostler at the White Bear in Basinghall-street . He said he bought the mare of the prisoner; and he said he told the prisoner if he made a good market of the mare, he would give the prisoner two or three shillings more; the prisoner owned the fact in my Lord Mayor's Hall, and desir'd I would beg for transportation for him; and I have sworn it to be my mare, and it is my mare.</p>
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. I have nothing to say, but only that I put the mare into the Field at Chichester in Sussex , and the next day about three o'clock in the afternoon the mare was missing.</p>
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. I bought the mare of the prisoner at the bar.</p>
<p>Q. When was this?</p>
<p>Barker. The Wednesday-night following, the 27th of July, and he said he bought the mare in Yorkshire.</p>
<p>Q. Where did you buy it of him?</p>
<p>Barker. At the White Bear in Basinghall-street .</p>
<p>Q. What did you give for the mare?</p>
<p>Barker. I gave 25 s. for her.</p>
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. He gave but 25 s. for the mare, bridle and saddle, and it was worth 5 l. 10 s. to me.</p>
<p>Q. to Barker. Did you toll her?</p>
<p>Barker. No; I carried her to Smithfield-market the next day, and she was so blind she could not come out of the stable.</p>
<p>Palmer. 'Tis not true.</p>
<p>Q. Did you take the bridle and saddle to market too?</p>
<p>Barker. Yes, but the mare was not sold.</p>
<p>Q. Is the mare delivered to Mr. Palmer ?</p>
<p>Barker. Yes.</p>
<p>Q. Is that the mare you bought of the prisoner?</p>
<p>Barker. Yes.</p>
<p>Prisoner. I bought the mare at a fair at Chichester, and gave three guineas for her.</p>
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