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taken on Oaths before me this first
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day of April 1788.
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Who being upon Oath saith that being at
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about half past two o Clock on Monday
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Morning the 24th. day of March last he heard the alarm of a Fire which he soon understood
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where he immediately went. That
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now present he perceived the Smoke issuing
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thro the window Shutters of the Shop Window. That the Window
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Shutters were soon broke down as Informant believes by one of his
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Fellow Servants with an Iron Crow when Informant perceived
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the Fire was in a room adjoining. That as soon as the Shutters
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were broken down he went into the Shop thro the Window and
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opened the Door of the Room where the Fire was but upon the
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Door being opened the Flames were so violent and the Fire
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so strong that he could not go into the Room but was obliged
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to retire & get of the Shop as fast as he could That there
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was no Goods whatever in the Shop Except a few Paste boards
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and Pattern Cards in the Window And is very certain that
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he must have seen them if there had been any as he
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went into the Shop purposely to find out where the Fire
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and to save what Property he could, That after he came
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