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The Informacon of
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Anno Dui 1696
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Who Saith that on Wednesday last about tenn of the clock in the forenoon
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he left about five or Six & fifty guinea peices of Gold in a drawer
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under his deske wch is in his Study there that on the next day being
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thursday in the morning he found his Study doore open the drawer
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drawn out & the gould Gone that he hath been Informed that
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his footman on Wednesday night brought one
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into his house in
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London where they lay together
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& went out from thence the next morning about eight of the clock
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And further this Informt depossth that the said
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did not
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come in all that day nor night & that he doth veryly beleive that the
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did take the said Gineas out of his
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study
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Jurat Coram me die & aniship Vist
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The Informacon of
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abovesaid
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This Informant Saith being one of the head boroughs of
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a warrant was brought to him to Apprhend
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that accordingly he did Apprehend them & carryed them to
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the Redlyon in Redlyon Street where the said
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Stephen Dell
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conffessed to this Informant that he opened his matter Undy doore by
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the
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took a pcell of Guinea, out of
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his Masters in Study but what number he knew not And this Informt
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further depseth that the said Stephen Dell pulled out a bagg wch guineas
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& gave them to this Informant telling him he had them out of his Masters
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Study but could not tell the Number saying to him there was all this
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he had excent one Guinea wch he had given thence
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to Blisbone & two Guieas more
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wch he had yesterday disposed aft
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at the three cuppale house in holborne And this
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Informant further deposeth that the number of guineas wch he reced of
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was forty Seven & one of
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wch the said Brisbon
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he had from the said Stephen Dell & that the shaes
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& clocking wch the said Buston has on acc this time more being be will
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paste of the money of ye the other two guineas now charges
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to day morning
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att the knew cupp alehouse
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Jurat man me die
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& anno Supradic
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