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Justices of the Peace fielding
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the Manne Police Office
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on his Oath saith that about Nine months age the
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Stopped him as he passed the
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where he
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(Vizt) works and asked him whether be could sell him any Canvas
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the told him he could West said he wanted about Six yard and
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told the Witness to serve it at Mr Barner's Public House and that
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Mr. Baine would pay the money that he act of Six Yards from
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be Remnant and carried it to Mr Barnes who paid him at the
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Rate of Six pence a yard I received Three Shillings He made
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me Spend Six pence of the money in Gin and Water
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About a fortnight after Examinant met West as an
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who asked for five yards more of the same which he took to
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the Public house and Mr Barnes gave him six pence a yard
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for it and made him spend Six pence of this also
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A Short time after he met west again who wanted
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Join yards more which He took to Barnes and got Six pence
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a yard for it Two Shillings
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On Sunday Momny last the third of Mark he met
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West again who wanted Stouter Canvas-and he agreed to sell
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him Fifteen yards at Six pence which he (Examt) carried
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Lane and agreed for
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six pence a yard for it but only received five Shillings in
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part West asked him for another Remnant of the same
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Piece and he came along with the Witness the same day to my
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Marters Warehouse and I gave fifteen Yards more which he
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put into a Bag and paid him five Shillings for the whole
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Two Skain of twine were delivered along with all the Canvas
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That on going the Second time Barnes the
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Publican said to him - mind that Mr Hartly the foreman don's
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find you out It was received privately and he made him the
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