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1692/3
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5 March
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The Informacon of
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Sr.
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. Lord Major & one of
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their Matyes.
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Justices of the peace
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for the
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the
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8th. day of March 1692
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This Informant saith that on Sunday morning
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last between the houres of one and two a clock
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Richd.
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another Watchman came to this Informant
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& told him there was some playing upon Musick at
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Mr. Sheppards or Vintner at the Signe of the Sheppard in
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Cheap. Side thereupon this Informant went and
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told Mr. Wade the Constable & this Informant with ye
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Constable came to the Sheppard taverne & when they
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came into the house this Informant saw three men
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in the Passage in a Low Roome & the Constable asbed
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them what Company there was in the house one of the
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Said Persons made Answeare there was a person of
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quality above & bid him goe up staires if hee durst where
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upon the Constable went up & bid this Informant and
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the rest of his Watchmen fellow him & when they were up
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in Mr. Sheppards Chamber they found a man playing
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on a Harpe & another man wth. a flase of wine in one
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hand & a Glass in the other & Mr. Sheppard the Mr. of the house
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in bedd the Constable comanded his Watchmen to carry
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the Harper to ye Compter & then came back & the Constable
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then ordered the other Man that had the flask in his hand
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to the Compler wch. was don accordingly & the Constable coming
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down staires a person below Staires
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questioned the Constables Authority the Constable also
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ordered him to be carryed to the Compter & went himselfe
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wth. him and being informed by his men that there was more
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in the house went back to ye said taverne and knockt at the
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doore sevrall times and
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man coming to ye Poore told ye
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Constable Mr. Sheppard had the Keys and he could not open
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name the doore was opened & then the Constable went in
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& Sent another Pson to the Compter that hee found in
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the Said house
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abt. & Sworne the day & yeare
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abovesaid before me
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