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Who being upon Oath saith that he hath known
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who lodged in this Informants House about that time
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That
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about Six or Seven Months ago said Blundell
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having seen this Informant in possession of four Guineas
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deficient in Weight, observed to him that he could get
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him silver for themInformant delivered them to him
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and the next day received from him shillings and half pence
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to the Amount of the Four GuineasThat the next day
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said Blundell observed to him that as he had so many
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half pence, he thought he could dispose of some of
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them and get silver for them-Informant then put
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down upon a Table in his House Half pence to the
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Amount of Fifteen shillings which said Blundell took
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never saw him afterwards until he caused him to be
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apprehended by a Warrant-And further saith that
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from the above and other Circumstances he is very
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sure that the said Blundell obtained the said Fifteen
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