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matter_n upon_o which_o he_o this_o deponent_a never_o go_v near_o they_o any_o more_o lawrence_z brandon_z jurat_fw-la '_o 11._o feb._n 1695_o cor'me_o tho._n rokeby_n robert_n bradley_n be_v affidavit_fw-la robert_n bradley_n of_o chippin_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lancaster_n make_v oath_n that_o he_o know_v john_n lunt_n and_o become_v acquaint_v with_o he_o about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o year_n 1689_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o one_o mr._n thrillfall_n who_o bring_v he_o to_o his_o house_n he_o this_o deponent_a keep_v a_o inn_n in_o chippin_n aforesaid_a and_o that_o at_o that_o time_n the_o say_a lunt_n go_v by_o the_o name_n of_o jackson_n and_o that_o about_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n afterward_o there_o come_v into_o that_o country_n several_a irish_a man_n who_o say_v they_o be_v send_v by_o lunt_n from_o london_n and_o that_o when_o they_o want_v money_n they_o say_v they_o be_v to_o have_v money_n of_o lunt_n and_o among_o the_o say_a irish_a there_o use_v to_o 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