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Middlesex .


The Examination of John Wood< no role >
charged withby
of the Parish ofin
the Cof,
;and taken before me
one of his MAJESTY's Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middlesex , thisDay of
17

Who saith that he this Examinant is Clerk to Mrs. Wedgwood
in Greek StreetThat he yesterday morning asked leave of Mrs.
Byerley Nephew to Mr. Wedgwood to go to Guildford , That previous
to his asking leave, he hired a Horse ofMr. Hambly in Saint Martins
Lane to go to Kingston. That about 12 o' Clock, he mounted his Horse
in Saint Martins Lane; rode to Mr. Hickman's in the Borough of
Southwark who was not at home Then rode over Westminster Bridge
to Kensington Palace where he called at Mrs.. Hunters who was not at
homeThat he stand at Mrs. Hunters half an hourThen rode to Mr. Virgins
at Hammersmith where he dined and staid till between 4 & 5 o'ClockThen
in his Way to London met a Girl with whom he made an Appointment
to meet her at Turnham Green at half past 7 o'Clock Returned to Mrs.
Hunters where he stair about half an hourThen rode to Park Lane
and put up his Horse at an Inn opposite Grosvenor GateThen went to
Mrs. Owens in Mount Street where he drank tea and staid about three
quarters of an hour Then went to his Lodgings in Glasshouse Street , took
his Pistols and Great Coat, went to the Inn in Park Lane , monuted his
Horse and rode to Turnham Green in order to meet the Girl, but who did not
meet him. That he waited three quarters of an hour at Turnham Green . then rode
to Brentford , where he turned up a Lane which leads into the Uxbridge
Taken before me the Day
and Year abovewritten}

roadThat after getting into the Uxbridge road he rode
towards London and at the Turnpike at Kensington
Gravel pits was stopped by the Patrole That
the reason of his tying up his Pistols in his Great treat was that the




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