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The informations of William Wright< no role > of Love Lane Shadwell Martha Westery< no role >
of the same place Robert Musket< no role > of Shadwell high Street Booker and the Declaration
of Robert Cole< no role > taken the 28th. day of Feby 1788 Before me One of His Majestys Justices
of the Peace in and for the said County

William Wright< no role > on his oath saith the person present who says his Name is
Robert Cole< no role > on Saturday last about the hour of Eight at night agreed to take a
house of his situate in Love lane Shadwell at Eight pounds a Gear says the
said Robert Cole< no role > had the Rey of the said house given to him on paying a Shilling earnest in which was the
Copper produced, And a Counter Long Table Corner cupboard a Long
Ladder and a Tea chest and an Old Irongrate which he has seen in the house of the said Robert
Cole
< no role > in Grey Eagle Street Spitalfields all of which Articles are the property
of this Informant and are of the Value ofThreeTwo pounds

Taken and Sworn
The 28 Feb 1788
Before me
John Staples< no role >

Willm Wright< no role >

Robert Muskett< no role > on his Oath saith on Tuesday last the 26th of Feby Instant about
Five of the Clock in the afternoon he went into a house in Love lane Shadwell
in which was the [..] Copper produced and an Old Iron grate which he bought
of Robert Cole< no role > for Eighteen Shillings and Six pence which sum he paid him
[..] Says the said Robert Cole< no role > wanted him to buy a Counter and Cup board
but being fixtures he did not Choose to buy them

Taken and Sworn
The Day and Year abovementioned
Before me
John Staples< no role >

Robt Muskett< no role >

The said Robert Cole< no role > says the bought the Copper Range of Grate corner cup
board Ladder a Deal Table a Tea chest an old form Clapping Black< no role > a pair of
Scales and Weights which were in the House situate in Love Lane Shadwell which
he took last Saturday of the abovenamed William Wright< no role > at Eight pounds a
Year to pay Quarterly. Says he likewise agreed to give the said William Wright< no role > Two
Guineas for all the said Articles and paid him One Shilling earnest for the same

Taken Signed
The day and Year abovementioned
Before me
John Staples< no role >

Robert Cole< no role >

Martha Werstery< no role > on her Oath says she was present when Mr. Wright let
the house to Robert Cole< no role > on Saturday last and that the Shilling was paid only for Earnest for the house
Says the fixtures and other Articles were to be Valued on the Monday or
Tuesday following when the mony was to be paid and the Earnings to be made

Taken and Sworn
The day and Year abovementioned
Before me
John Staples< no role >

Martha Westery< no role >




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