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said Jacobs's and William Ijams's the said Jerom overtook this
Examinant and said to him come go home with me I have
got Some Business to do, this Examinant asked what it was
the said Williams said he would let him know when he got
home this Examinant Pressed him then to know what it was
he wanted the said Jerom Replyed to hire his Horse & Saddle
which this Examinant refused to let him have aledging that
the horse belonged to his Father the said Jerom then desired
this Examinant to go home and get his Own horse for that he
wanted him that Night and accordingly he went and got his
horse and went to said Jeroms house, after he came there the

said Jerum told this Examinant he must go and fetch him

Some goods this Exam^t asked him where the said Jerom told
him there would be a fellow soon at his house and that he
would then let him know Soon after one John Jones a Molatto
came to said Williams house and discoursed with said Jerom
Williams Privatly and after a Short time they called this
Examinant to them and told him to go along with them, this
Examinant replyed where the said Williams said that Jones

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had lost Some things Just out in the Bushes and he wanted
to go and look for it and accordingly this Examinant went
with the said Williams and Jones and when they came to the
Bushes Jones told this Examinant he wanted to find Six keys
which he had hid and which if he could not find he should be
ruined and upon this Examinants asking if they were the
Keys of his house he replyed no they were fur belter uses
and after Searching Some time they returned without finding
any then Jerom Williams asked said Jones where them things
was said Jones Answered they were no bigger than Peas and
bid Jerom Williams af^d come along & Jerom desired this
Examinant to go with him which he accordingly did and went
to a Parcell of Bushes out of which said Jones took a large
Jugg wherein was Cherries and Some Rum and drank to
Jerom Williams af^d who drank to this Examinant who drank
Some Rum and eat of the Cherries after that the said Jerom
Williams told said Jones & this Examinant to come along with
him & Carried them to a Branch which is near said Jeroms
house and bad s^d Jones to go into the Branch to fetch some
thing thereout and requested this Exam^t to go with him which
at first he refused to do but afterwards he went & helped to
hand them out, the said Jerom excused himself going into the
Branch because he was Lame the things which the said Jones
handed out of the said Branch to this Examinant and which
he delivered to Jerom af^d were a Piece of Check a Piece
of Cotton and Six or Seven felt hats which s^d Jerom and said
Jones Carried a Small distance off and hid them in a Glade
and afterwards all three went back to said Jeroms house

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