them, and repeatedly requested this Informant to take them, says that the
same night the said George Armstrong< no role > brought Sir Dozen Pieces
more of the said Handkerchiefs in Two Parcels says that when he brought
the first Parcel and had left it, he went back the distance of four or five
Houses, where this Informant observed two Men standing one of which
this Informant is very sure was the said Robert Armstrong< no role > and believes
the other was the said William Cotterell< no role > , from which two Men the said
George brought the second Parcell and then went away; says that the next
Night the said George Armstrong< no role > brought this Informant Twenty five pieces of the Striped
Silk Handkerchiefs, says the next day which was Tuesday the said George Armstrong< no role >
came again and wanted this Informant to have some more pieces, but this Informant
told him to should have no more for that he had not money to pay for these
he had already, that the said George Armstrong< no role > came again on the Saturday
and told this Informant he wanted to get ridd of his Share they having
heated them and had disagreed with each other, and requested this Informant
to take one Hundred Pieces more, which this Informant refused to do,
having no Money; upon which the said George went away and this
Informant never saw him no more till he saw him in Custody, says that
the Silk Handkerchiefs which this Informant hath delivered to Mr. John
Clark are Part of the said Handkerchiefs which this Informant had
from the said George Armstrong< no role > as aforesaid, says that about a Month
ago the said George Armstrong< no role > came to this Informants house and told him
he had a Quantity of Linen to tell that this Informant answered some Gentlemen
had searched his house for Stolen Linen and supposed it to be the same they
had searched for, that the said George Armstrong< no role > answered the Marks were
cut off by which means no parson could swear to them, therefore this In-
formant was very safe in buying them; lays the said George brought to
this Informant at different Times Thirty one Pieces of Irish Linen for
which this Informant gave him a Guinea and half for Oath piece says he
hath sold all the said Linens except one Piece to different Pedlars who Travel
the Country; says he doth not know their names, not where they live

Sworn before me this
6th. day of January 1773

W Kelyngs

John Sherburt< no role >