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 to Mr. Booth; witness was present when the hog was found: he searched the parlour chimney on the Tuesday—he found many notes burnt, one was only browned; he gave them immediately to Brownell—witness is an assistant to Brownell.

G. Scot (the prisoner) said, the witness spoke false—he never said he was steward to Mr. Booth; the witness swore untruly, like all the rest of them.

Gideon Taylor proved, as before, his finding the frame, mould, and other things, his giving them to Mr. Linwood, and Mr. Linwood's delivering them to Clay.

Mr. Charles Clay proved his being present when Taylor found those articles, and their being delivered to him, and he identified them by his mark upon them, he having scribed his name on the copper frame, and wrote it on the others.

Mr. W. D. Brownell was at prisoners (Booth's) house, on the 17th—saw Chillingworth find the papers mentioned as burnt and singed in the parlour chimney, which were immediately delivered to witness, who has had possession of them ever since: he produced and identified them—the words ONE and BANK OF ENGLAND were visible in one that was much singed, or as Chilling worth had called it, browned.

Mr. thought there were no such words to be seen in that note; but the note being handed to his Lordship, he said they were very visible, as indeed they were.

Mr. Chirm proved going on Friday the 20th of March with J. Ingeley, and the finding the box in a field about a quarter of a mile from the house, in the way before described; and he also identified the contents of that trunk, and particularly that some blank pieces of paper, with the water-mark therein, were part of those contents.

Thomas Dale was present when Scot was taken by Chillingworth, who searched him, and in the presence of witness found a key on Scot, which he saw Chillingworth try in the lock of the door of the lumber room which led to the granary, and it fitted that lock: he heard Chillingworth ask Scot what was his name, which he refused to give; and on being asked what he was, he replied he was servant or steward to Booth.

John Green is a carpenter, knows Scot the prisoner, and that he lived at Booth's; he lives about three-fourths of a