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John Shepherd
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Paddington
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Ann Howard
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Henry Bruce
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Kensington
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William Akers
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Anthony Knowles
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16th. day of
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April 1787
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Who being upon Oath say, and first the said
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John
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Alexander
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William Rayner
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John Ellison
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William Deal
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are the four Persons he saw looking over the said Mr.
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Shepherds PalesAnd the said
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Margaret Shepherd
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for herself
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saith about half part twelve o'Clock this day she hung out
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a Quantity of Linen the property of the said
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upon a Hedge at the bottom of his GardenThat about
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a quarter part one o'Clock as she
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was sitting in the
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said Garden she saw a Man upon the Paling who soon
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afterwards got downThat she then saw another Man in a
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light coloured Coat stooping under the Hedge who went
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