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The Polantary Confestission and Information Of
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Eliz Calvert
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taken Before me this
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23d. Day of June
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1749
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Sayeth that on
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Whensday the 14th Day of June
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1749 that then
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David
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Fenn
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was at Worek in his Room I Came to Make his bed and Desired him
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to go out of the Room while I Made it he Said he Could not go out of the
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Room Just then but told me to Stay a Litle while
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he had Something
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too Say to me and than beegan to ask me what furniture My Master
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had in his Room I Said my Master had Nothing in the Room but what was
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is own he Said that he Did beeleive so and he askt me what Sort of
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furniture there was in the Room and I told him that thare was a bed
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Witch My Master and Mistrs Laid a pon and a Nother Bed witch Lay a
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Pon Two Chairs Tied up in a Street and a Table with Chairs and a
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Cheet he Asked me it thare was Ever a Lock on the Chest and if
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thare wass any Linnen in the Chest I Said I Could not tell but beleved,
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thare was. he Asked me if thare was any Chere of Drawers and if there was any Locks on the Chest of Drawer
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and if my Master and Mists.
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Linnen Lay
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in them and What
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of linnen
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I told this thare was no Locks on the Draws and that my Master and Mistrs
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Linnen was very good he aske'd me where the Silver Tankard Stood
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and the Silver Pint Mugg and if the kept them in a Closet below
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Stairs I Said that they had no Closet below Stairs that the Tankard
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and Pint Mugg allwaies stood on the Draws in the Chambber and
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he than very mutch Importuned, me to see the Tankard Saying that
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it was a very Prety one and that the was a going Two Ireland soon and
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Wanted to buy Just catch a one and he askd. me where the Silver Sal
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and the pepper Box was kept I said below Stairs he askd me about
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the four silver spoons that was made use of at his Brors, Christning
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he Said the was very Prety ones and if they was kept below stairs
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in the table Draw I said that two of them was alwaies kept below
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but for the Other Two I Could not Just
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tell where they where,
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kept but Did Beeleive they was in the Table Draw above
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Stairs he Askd. if thare was any Money in the table Draws
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