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<p n="1717"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45015_geo628">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n1717-1">John Meaden</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this 21st. day of May 1770</p>
<p n="1718">Who being on oath says, that he went this morning about 4 o Clock<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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to a fire which happened at the House of Mr Greeves a Pawnbroker<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45015_geo629">Wych Street</rs>
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, says that when he came there the fire appeared<lb></lb>
to be the fore Garret of said<del>room</del>
House, that he went up<lb></lb>
into said Garrett and continued there, untill the fire in said<lb></lb>
Garrett was put out, says that he could not discover the<lb></lb>
cause of said fire or account for it, but believes it was<lb></lb>
done on Purpose, says which he was in said Garrett he was<lb></lb>
informed that the fire was in another part of said house, says<lb></lb>
he went down stairs immediately with a Bucket of Water<lb></lb>
in his hand, says he went into back room in the two<lb></lb>
Pair of Stairs, and found the Head Cloth and Teaster of a Bed<lb></lb>
in said room on fire, that he put it out, and that on his<lb></lb>
examining the Head of said Bed, found<del>Candle</del>
Grease on<lb></lb>
the Head board, Pillow or Bolster, Blanket, and Quilt; and that<lb></lb>
he believes said fire was occasioned by a Candle and Wilfully<lb></lb>
done, says he afterwards came down Stairs, and about eight o Clock<lb></lb>
thinking every thing safe, was going away, when Mr Greeves<lb></lb>
standing at his Door desired him to come with him, he told<lb></lb>
him there was a light in his Shop, says that he asked him<lb></lb>
for the Key, says that Greeves told him that he had given<lb></lb>
the Key to one Bean a Shoemaker, who had the Care of the<lb></lb>
Shop, for an Hour, says he broke open said Shop door, at the<lb></lb>
request of said Greeves and found on said Shop over his</p>
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