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to have bought fome Dyamonds, Rubyes, 

 or fuch like, or elfe have kept the Monye 

 wherewith I bought them, and have turned 

 it into Commodities which would have been 

 eafilye carried, and clofe from the Eye of 

 the World, where on the contrarye I had 

 boughte nothinge but fuch things as could 

 not poflibly bee carryed, but muft bee 

 knowne, beeinge the Goods I mentioned be- 

 fore. Such was my playne and open Deal- 

 inge, not caringe whoe knew therof. But 

 they made flight of what I fayde to them ; 

 whereuppon I made it knowne unto them of 

 whom I had taken upp my Goods, fome I 

 took uppon my owne Credirt, to be payed at 

 24Monethes; others I bought for reddye 

 Money, which I borrowed uppon my owne 

 Bonde, to be payed at the fame Tyme. I wil- 

 led that my Creditors might bee fente for, and 

 that they might juftifye the Trutbe ; but they 

 tould mee, they mufte followe the ftricke 

 Order of Mr. Edwards, which was to fend 

 mee downe in Irons, and to take all the 

 Goods, "bothe of the Companyes and my 

 owne, into theire Poifeffions. Soe the nexte 

 Daye in the Morninge Mr. Rogers and Phil- 

 llpp Baker tooke Charge of mee, and with my 



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