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The Voluntary Examination of
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One of His Majesty's
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Justices of the Peace
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for the said County this
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23rd. day of March 1787
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Who on his Oath saith that on Friday the 9th. day of March Inst. he went
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into a Public House known by
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the Sign of the Bull
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Parish of
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the hours of four And five
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of the Clock in the Afternoon in order to play at Skittles at which time
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this Examinant first became Acquainted with the Prisoner
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who was there in Company with one
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William Soars
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an Acquain-
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-tance of Examts. the said Wm. Soars said to this Examinant will you
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buy a Pig, it belongs to this Man (Meaning Sargeant) who asked
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Examinant Three Shillings & Six pence per Stone for it This Examinant
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said it would not do for him it was too much Money that after having
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some Supper together this Examinant parted with them That the night
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following being Saturday the said
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house in
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and asked him to go with him
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and buy some of the Pork for the (Sargeant) could not get his Money
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for it This Examt. went with him to Mr. Rhodes in
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to look
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at the Pork but did not buy any of it as they could not agree for the
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Price The said
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Thos. Sargeant
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told Examt. to go to the
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and he would come to him which soon after he
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did and Sargeant then said to Examt. I will send you Five Sheep
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to Kill on Monday to Make amends
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for the Trouble he had That
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about Six of the Clock on the Monday Morning being the 12th. Instant
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the said Thos. Sargeant knocked this Examt. up and in Company with
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another Person whose name Examt. is unacquainted with brought
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to his said House Three Polled Whether Sheep and two Horned Norfolk
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Years the said Thos. Sargeant desired Examt. to Kill them directly
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which this Examt. and the said Thos. Sargeant immediatly began to
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do and as soon as they were killed and Dressed the said Thos.
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Sargeant asked Examt. to Lend him a Bag which he did and
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the said Thos. Sargeant took the five Skins away at twice. This
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Examinant Sold the Fatt which came to Sixteen Shillings and
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