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Jonathan Mathews
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Who being on their Oaths say and first the said
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John Masheder
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for himself saith The Black
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Sathin cloak produced he had in his house on the Twentieth day of January last his own property
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after the same and found it in the Possession of the said Mr. Mathews at his house aforesaid
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who he requested to keep the said Cloak until the person who pawned it came to Redeem it
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came to
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him and Informed him the Person who pawned the same had come with a Duplicate to
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redeem said Cloak
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it was her own property and as he thinks said she bought it) at his said Master house
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for the sum of One pound One Shilling and had & Duplicate produced which he wrote
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about
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a fortnight ago she found the Duplicate produced on the Foot path and thinking she had a night to it
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went this day to get it
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Signed and declared to be the Truth
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The Day and Year abovementioned
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