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The Informacon of
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taken this
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4th. day of June 1696
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This Informant saith that about the latter end of Aprill last he
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this Informt: same to the Shopp of
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David Vennable
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in
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Cheapside
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and sold him a Counterfeit halfe Crowne for which
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he received from the said David Vennable Eight pence and another
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pence of Mony as this informt: thinketh called by the name of a Peice of
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Eight being mixt Mottle for which he received Tenn pence that
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is for the two peeces together One Shilling and Six pence and amongst
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other discourse he the said Vennable told this Informant that he observed
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he was a poore man and he had a Minde to doe this Informant a kindeness
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and helpe him to the earning a Crowne to buy him a paire of Shooes
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and asked him where he lived he this Informt. told him that he often
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dranke att the Crowne and Sugar loafe in
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Bucklersbury
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This Informt: further sayeth that the said
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David Venuable
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came to the
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Crowne and Sugar leafe aforesaid on the last day of Aprill last and asked
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for this informant where he this Informant was, he the said David
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Venuable after Drinking a pott of Drink with this Informt: took him out
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of the house and gave him a gally pott and two pence and bid this
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Informt: to buy one penny worth of Aqua Fortis, and one pennyworth
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of Argill and bring itt to him att the Flying horse and Bell Ale house
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in Woodstreat which this Informt: accordingly did and imediately mett
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the said David Vennable there and from thence he took this Informant
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to the
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att which place he the said David
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Vennable mixed the Aqua Fortis the Argill and some burnt silver together
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and then urged this informant that he would bee secret which this Informant
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promised to bee in any thing (Treason Murder or Felony excepted) Then he
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the said David Venuable pulled out a paper of brass mony and desired this
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Informt: to wash itt over with the said Compound of Aqua Fortis Argill
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and burnt Silver and told him itt was no harme and that he would
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beare this Informt: harmeless which this Informt: refused being afraid
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so to doe, then he the said Venuable bid him Rubb the dirt
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of
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two or three peices which he did which peeces he the said David Venuable
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washed over with the said Compound of Aqua Fortis: Argill and Burnt Silver and
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imediately the Constable came into the Roome and seized the Informt: and the said
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David
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together with the said Brass mony att which time the said David Vennable Downe on his
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knees and offered the Constable tenn guineas to lett him goe att large
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