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Severally make Oath and say And for so he this Deponent the said
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Committed by the Court for several matters of perjury which then
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Appeared to the Court to be by him Committed in Open Court in the Course
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for Felony for some of which matters
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he was Indicted this Sessions And at the next Session of Oyer and
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Terminer to be holden for the
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another Indictment of Perjury
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for other
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aforesaid not mentioned in the
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said Indictmet. of this Session and which are to the Effect thereoff
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Set forth in the following Deposition of
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And this Deponent Thomas
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Gurney for himself saith that upon such Trial of the said Edward
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Dixon the said
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Evidence according to the best of this Deponents remembrance & Beleif
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used to buy Tea and other Things of him the said
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Midsummer one thousand Seven hundred and forty Six and that for
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that Reason he then first knew the said
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, That he the
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which begun the twenty fifth day of July One thousand Seven hundred
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and forty Six and that the said Dixon lived with the said Clayton at
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