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Rh have been granted you Now you are too late, the Jury cannot be dicharged  You have Liberty allowed you to ak any Quetions of the Witnes.

Pri. This Witnes is wrong, becaue on the 18th of Augut I was here in York Catle.

Coun. No, Sir, you was not here the 18th of Augut.

Mr. Griffith the Joaler being call'd, inform'd the Court, that it was October before Palmer was comitted Prioner to the Catle.

Pri. I never did ee this Man (Thomas Creaey) in my Life.

Prioner to Creay. Do you know one Whitehead?

Crea. Yes.

Pri. He’s the Man I bought the Mare and Foal of.

Captain Dawon call'd, 2d Witnes.

Court. Pray, Sir, inform us what you know of this Affair?

Daw. I was one Morning riding to Welton and met a Man leading a Mare and Foal; I ak'd him, if that was his Mare and Foal? He told me, No; but they belonged to one Palmer. I aked him, if he would dipoe of the Foal? He aid, Palmer was coming up the Street I turned about, and aw Palmer; who told me it was his Mare and Foal, and they were bred in Lincolnshire, I aked, if he would dipofe of the Foal? He aid, he would rather ell the Mare with her. I reply’d, I had no Occaion for the Mare, only the Foal, and aked the Price of the Foal.