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himself John Ranger of Boston, wickedly &
fraudulently conspire to cheat Daniel Hap-
good of Stowe in said County yeoman of the
value of an house of the value of seventeen
pounds eight shillings under pretence
of a bargain & did actually cheat him thereof as set forth in a complaint by
the said Daniel this da on said 23d. day of said
February exhibited on oath before me the
said Justice: Wherefore I the said Justice
demanding of the said Elijah now present
before me, whether he is guilty or not
guilty of the charge contained in said war-
rant now read to him; he the said Elijah
replies & says that he is not guilty; whereupon
the only witness present in court is examined
on oath, & testifies concerning the bargain but
does not attribut mention any persuasion of
the said Elijah to induce the said Denial to
conclude the bargain with said John Ran