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Tmitt
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his Taken before me
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John Staples
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John
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Langley
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from the Measure
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And the said
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William Cobb
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That about
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half an Hour after five o'Clock on Saturday morning
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last he saw the Person now present who Says his
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Name is
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Thomas Jones
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his
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wheeling a Barrow
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a Boy was with him with a Bundle on his
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Thomas Jones
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Watchman took them both towards
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with
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del
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Water
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lb
>
</
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>
<
del
>
Chapel
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del
>
House where the said Boy escaped and the said
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lb
>
</
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id
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Thomas Jones
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endeavoured to escape but was
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
retaken Saith that part of the Lead now Produced was
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
in the Barrow which the said
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rs
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Thomas Jones
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was
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
wheeling as aforesaid and
<
del
>
the other
</
del
>
Part thereof on
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Head of the said Boy who escaped
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"721"
>
Sworn before me the day
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
& year first above written}
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>
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p
n
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>
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John Staples
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</
p
>
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p
n
=
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>
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>
John Langley
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>
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inst
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>
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>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
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>
John Hashew
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rs
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=
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=
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interp
>
Junr.
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
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rs
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=
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>
William Cobb
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>
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=
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>
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=
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=
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>
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interp
>
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>
</
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>
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