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<p>528.
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<p>I lost the things mentioned in the indictment, and others to the value of five pounds; I only swear to the property; I am sure the things were in the ship when I left her, locked up in a chest in the stateroom.</p>
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<p>I am a ship-cooper; the ship lay at
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<p>(The things deposed to.)</p>
<p>Prisoner. I know nothing about it.</p>
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<p>Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice ASHURST.</p> </div1></div0>
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<p>528.
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<p>(The things deposed to.)</p>
<p>Prisoner. I know nothing about it.</p>
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