The Informacon of Richard Nash< no role > Watchman
taken this 8th. Day of March 1692/3

1692/93
8th. March.

This Informant saith he being a Watchman at the stand
in Fryday Street end on Sunday Morning last being
5th. of March instant about Two a Clock in the
Morning the said Informant coming to releive his
partner one Rice Taylor< no role > and his partner telling this
Informt: that there was something of a disturbance at
the Sheppard Taverne in Cheapside about Three pence
that Threemen in the [..] said Taverne had lost
at play this Informt: then goeing into Sheppards Court
hearing Musick this Informt: sent word to Mr: Wade ye.
Constable and the Constable and this Informt: went into
the House with him and coming into the House this
Informt: saw Threemen the Constable asked them what
Company there was in ye. House they told him only a prson:
of quality and bid the Constable goe, up staires to [..]
disturbe him if he durst this Informant goeing up
Staires with the Constable saw the Musitioner playing
upon the Harpe and Mr. Cooke with a flaske in one
hand and a Glass in the other and Mr: Sheppard in bed
in the said Roome where upon the Constable comitted the
Musitionr: And Mr: Cooke and this Informt. goeing
with them to the Compter and coming back to the
Sheppard Taverne with the Constable, the Constable
knockt Severall times [..] A man comeing to the
doore told the Constable that Master had the Keys up
Staires and he could not open it and the man askt [..]
Mr: Constable what business he had there and the
Constable comanding in the Kings name to open the doore
and after it was opened the Constable mett with another
a busive person ordred him to be carried to ye. Compter
which was done accordingly Then A drawer comeing
downe Staires told the Constable that my Lord
would Speake with him above the Constable Answered
if he had any thing to say to him, hee might come downe
if he pleased And then the Lord came downe and
told the Constable he had butt Three servants with
him and hee had comittee Two of them and comanded
him to fetch them out or else he would lay him by the
heales on Monday [..] the Constable answered his
Authority did not extend soe farr, and further
saith not

Taken and Sworne the day and yeare
abovesaid before mee
John Fleet< no role > Mayor

Richard Nash< no role >