The Informacon of Joseph Smith< no role > of
Beer lane Blacksmith and Edmond
Merryweather< no role > of the Same place Black-
smith taken on oath before the Rt
he noble Sr Edward Clarke< no role > Knt Lord
Maior of the City of London the 22th
day of September 1697

The is Infomante say That about 11 a Clock
last night they standing in Tower str together
wth John Bradford< no role > one Mr William Guy< no role >
whom their Informts well knew) togeather wth
another pson named Richd James< no role > came by them
And the Sd James being in drinck justled agts.
them, and then passing to the Bell Ale house in
Seething Lane and knocking at the doore he
rusht in and would have had some drinck
wch was refused him And their Informants &
Ed Sd Bradford goeing into the Ale house to
him desired him to go along wth theSdMr Guy
which he not being willing to do till he had
got Some drinck the Sd Mr Guy & another pson
led him out of the house and when he was
come into the street he offered to draw his
Swoid whereupon this Informt Edmond
Merryweather the Sd Bradford & the Sd
Guy layd hold on his Sword to prevene his
doeing any Mischeife and in the Scuffle
the Sword was broke in the Middle And
upon this the Said James getting the small
End