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The Informacon of
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George Stanlake
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Gent take
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upon Oath this
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23th. day of
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August 1697
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This Informt. deposeth That on the 22d. day of May last past his
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Chambers in
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aforesaid were Robbed by some person or
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persons who feloniously tooke away mony and other goods of a
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considerable value of this Informants and this Informt. doth suspect that
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John Branson
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. who is this Informts. Clerke and
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John Branson
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. (his Father)
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did Comitt the felonie And the reason of this Informts. suspicon is
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because the said
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sen being destitute of a Lodging
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being driven out of
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White Fryers
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upon the late Act of Parliamt.
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obteined leave from this Informt. that he might lye in this Informts
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Chambers with his sonne for some small time till he could provide
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himselfe of another Lodging That on the 20th. day of May this
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Informt. designed to goe out of Towne but was prevented and about
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11 of the Clock that Night this Informt. heard his said Clerke come
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in and another person with him and they went into his owne Chamber
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and finding a light in this Informts. Chamber he with the other Pson
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went out again and in a little time the said Branson Junr. returned
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without any body with him And this Informt. is told by
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John Ashe
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his other Clerke and
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Martha Holdford
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his
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that the Dayle
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before the said Robbery was comitted (being the 21st.) that the said
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John Branson
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. was very inquisitive whether he this Informt.
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did goe out of Towne that Evening and desired the said
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Martha
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to aske this Informt. the question and when he heard that
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this Informt. would goe he seemed to the said
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John Ashe
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to rejoyce
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That on Saturday the 22th. of May in the Morneing he this Informt.
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came to London and when he came to his Chamber about Seaven of
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the Clock he found the outward dore of his Chamber standing a Jarr
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and goeing in found his owne Lodgeing Chamber dore and his Cabinett
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and Chest of Drawers broake open whereout his money and goods were
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taken, but a Silver hilted Sword and a Silver hilted Stanger which were
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visible in the roome and severall peeces of flowred Linnen and
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other remarkable Linnen and remarkable peeces of money wch.
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Say in the same Cabinett and Chest of Drawers were left behind
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and neither his study doore nor his Clossett in his Lodging Chamber
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were broake open
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And this Informt. finding his Chamber robbed as aforesaid he called
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for the said
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who say below Staires and goeing
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downe to him found him in the bedd with his Shirt on onely and the bedd
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Clothes over him with his hands tyed behind him and his Leggs at liberty
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