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. The Evidence swore, That the Prisoner coming under a Pretence to buy, he suspected them, and saw Stin take the goods while Bidfoy was cheapning; whereupon he let them go about two Yards from the Shop, and then brought them back again, and Stin dropt the Goods. The had nothing material in their Defence, and were found found
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last; and it was sworn by the same Witness, That they came and bought a Quarter of a Yard of Muslin, and as soon as they were gone he miss'd that in the Indictment, but could not overtake them; and that when they came again on the 7th of June, he stopt them, as in the former indictment. They deny'd their being in the Shop, and said, they had divers Times gone by the Prosecutor's Shop betwixt the Times mention'd in the two Indictments, which was not contradicted, and they were
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[Branding. See summary.]
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