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in the County of Surry
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Oath this
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16th. day of May
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in the Year
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of our Lord 1749. before Sir
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Samuel Gower
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Knt. one of his Majesties
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Justices of the peace
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of the
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This Informant Saith that about Christmas last past
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he was Seduced and prevailed upon by
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then of Blackman Street
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And Mary Omer
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of the same place to be Subscribing Witness to aforesd
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Will pretended to be made by one
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formerly
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a Gummer belonging to a Man of Warr and who had
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been dead above a Year before (as this Informt. verily
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believes) And that the said
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was the
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person who wrote and counterfeited the name of
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the sd.
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at the for or be
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pretended Will and put the Seal thereto, and the
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sd. Mary Omer assisted him the sd. Jordan therein and brought
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a Sheet of proper somewhat So'led to the sd. Jordan
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& told him that would do, and Subscribed her
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pretended Will and this was done in order to sett
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aside the administration of the sd. deceassd 's Estate
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and Effects that had been granted to
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Widow the sd. deceassd's Sister (since marryed to
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Richard Eales
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) And to defeat and defrauded her
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of Prize money that was due to the sd. deceased
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Sworn his
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16th. day of
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May
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1749 before me
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Saml Gower
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