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The Information of
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William
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taken before Us two of his Majesty's
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Justices of the Peace
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for the said
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Who being severally upon Oath say and first this
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Informant
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William Hart
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for himself saith that he
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is in Copartner ship with the other Informant
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and about two Years ago they set up a Starch
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Manufactory in
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that in the begining of
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September last this Informant & his Partner being in
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want to Borrow One hundred pounds he applied to one
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Mr Jones who he had dealt with for Corn and some
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few days after he met the said Mr Jones and a person
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now present who calls himself
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when Jones
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told this Informant that Elean was the person who would
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help him to the Money and the next day the said Lyon
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Elean came to this Informants House in
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& told him that he knew an Old Gentleman who would
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advance the Money (meaning the one hundred pounds wanted
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by this Informants) & the said Elean then told this Informt.
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that he was a Broker & that he must pay him his Broker age
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which he say'd was a Guinea which this Informt. agreed to
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that in about a Week after the said Elean came again to
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this Informant and told him that the Old Gentleman would
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not part with the Money without Notes and the said Elean
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directed this Informant in what manner the said Notes
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should be drawn and accordingly three Notes were drawn
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under his direction two of them for Twenty pounds each &
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the other for One hundred and Sixty four Pounds payable
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to the said Lyon Eleanor Orders and the said Lyon Elean
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told this Informant that he must accept then Immediately
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which he did for himself &
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Co: the said Elean then
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told him that he would being him the Money the next day
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& the Next day the said Elean came to this Informant &
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told him that the Business could not bed me as the
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Gentleman
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was out of Town but would be in Town in two
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or three Days & then he would get it done That on the fourth
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day of October the said Lyon Elean
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met this
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