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The Informantion of
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taken before us two of His Majestys
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for this County
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who being when Oath saith that on or about
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the Monday or Tuesday last week this
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Deponent was in the Shop & Mr. Mercer
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for whom he works as a Jewellers where
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he saw a person known by the Names
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Captain Jones who then he spoke shirt of
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Uncle would deliver the Buckle himself when the Uncle
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desired to Know the reason the said Francis say'd that
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his Uncle might probably get the Capitan's Business
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Upon which the Uncle say's that that was Frank's
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Customer then the Uncle went out of the Shop the said
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Francis then told this Informant that he wished he might
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not be sent home with the Buckle this Informant
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asked him why? to which he answered the he did
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not like itthis Informt. asked him why he did
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not like to go to a person who always gave him Money
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lent he repeated the Questions two or
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three himself & insisted upon knowing his reason and
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the said Francis Sayd he was
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shamed which made
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this Informt. more desirous of knowing what was the
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reason & at last the sd. Francis sayd he would tell
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him if he would promise that he would not tell it
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to his Uncle & upon this Informt promising that
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he would not tell his Uncle Upon which the said
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Francis told him that the Captain had hurt him
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this Informt. asked him how & upon the Boy's pausing
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some little time say'd that the Captain had
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in his Lodging taken him upon his knee & Unbuttoned
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his Breeches & tho sd: Jones had also Unbuttoned his
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own Breeches that he had hurt him with his Yard
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And upon this Informant asking the Lad where upon
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which the said Frances sayd that he was as ashamed to tell
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