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THE Information of
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George Standfast
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Gentn.
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Taken this 6th. Day of October 1784 before me,
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of his Majesty's
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in and for the said County
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Who being upon Oath saith that about Ten O Clock in the Morning of
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Monday the Twenty Seventh day of September last being
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then on Board the Ship Bellmont an Past India Ship
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lying at
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in the said County he then and
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there discovered one
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(a Lumper who had
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been Employed in the unloading of the said Ship.)
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with a Quantity of Salt Petre concealed in the inside
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of his Stockings of
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Both Legs. Whereupon he gave
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the Chief Male then Commanding on Board
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who Caused him to be secured and to be brought before
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me the said Justice. And this Informant lastly
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Saith that the said
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being now present is
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the same person he so discovered at aforesaid and that
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the Salt Petre now produced is as he verily believes the
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same which was so found concealed as aforesaid and is
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the property of Captain
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and others the
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Taken and Sworn the
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day and Year first above written
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before me}
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