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Who being upon Oath saith that
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on Thursday the Seventh of October
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asked this Informts.
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what oClock it was the accordingly
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he pulled out his watch to look when
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it from his hand and gave into the other
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all three went away together with
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upon his Oath sayth that he is positive
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sure that the three persons abovementioned
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are those who Feloniously took and
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carried away his Watch as above
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Taken and Sworn before me the
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Ninth of October 1784
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