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Indicted for Stealing One
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Weather Sheep of the Value of
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13th. day of December last he this Deponent apprehended
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one
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the above Deft on suspicion of Stealing the said
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Weather Sheep and Took him before a Justice who
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Committed him to Prison to Take his Tryal And this
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Deponent Saith That on the 16th. of December following
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he this Deponent was Bound in a Recognizance of Forty
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Pounds to prosecute the said
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for such Felony
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And this Deponent further Saith That he accordingly
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Preferred a Bill of Indictment to the Grand Jury on Wednesday
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last at the Session house for the
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which was Returned a true Bill And this Deponent
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immediately went to the
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from that time (which was about the hour of 3 o Clock in
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the afternoon) untill the Breaking up of the Court last
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Night in Order to have prosecute the said Deft for such
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Felony but the said Defend was not put upon his
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Tryal at that time And this Deponent further
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Saith That at the Breaking up of the Court last Night
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he this Deponent was informed by several persons
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who were also attending at the Court
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That the London Jury
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would be Called on the first this Morning And this
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Deponent further Saith That this day being a very busg.
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day with persons of his Trade and being desirous of
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assisting his said Master as far as in his power this
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Deponents said Master not having any Servant Capable
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of Working or Employing himself at such Business but himself
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He this Deponent Attended his said Masters business
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untill the hour of half past 10 o Clock this Morning and
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