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(who buys & sell
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chequer
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Rose Abraham
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about three foot long and three other Telescopes about six foot
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long, two of which one now produced, & the other Four he sold to Mr.
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for Five pounds Five shillings and this
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Examinant further saith that the
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for the said Six Telescopes for the
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sum of Five pounds ten Shillings and hath lately remitted his said
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le Five pounds & at thereof And this Examinant further saith
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that this day he offered for sole the two Telescopes now produced to
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attorney at Law
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(who
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appeared to this Examinant as a seasoning man) for Five
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Guineas which said hale charged this Examinant in Custody of
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& one of the
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Steching the said Telescopes
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Before me one of his
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Majestys Justices of the & one
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