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John Bartlet< no role > of Sutton in ye County of Berks Barge
-man being on his Majesties behalfe Examined on
Oath before me Doth Depose & Sware yt about
ye 20th. day of March last past he this Informt. did by
Accident meet wth. John Wells< no role > the Prisonr. here present
on foot upon ye Road & Wells enquired ye way to Colebrook
& then they parted & About ye 27th of March he this Infor
being againe at Colebrooke he met ye sd: Wells wth. a
horse wch. he was about to Sell & this Informt. did Agree
& bargaine wth. ye Sd. Wells to give tenn pounds for the
horse if itwoudcou'd be to tolled & this Informt. Saith
yt Yesterday 2 men unknowne to him did come with
Wells & pretened they were Carrmen in Southwark
& yt they wou'd Vouch ye horse to be Wells's & one of
them being discovered not to be ye Man yt he did
presens to be they both made off & escaped away
& the sd. Wells also endeavored to get away the Sd.
horse privately And this Informt. farther Saith yt
he doth Verily beleive ye Sd. Horse to be Stolebn And
farther he doth not Say

Jur her primo die Aprilis Aom
1699 Coram me

Edw Clarke< no role >

The Marke of
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John Bartlett< no role >

Richard Wellham< no role > of Whitecrosse Street in ye Pish of St.
Giles without Cripplegt . Lond : Bargeman on his
Maties behalfe doth Depose & Swear yt Yesterday ye
31st. of March John Wells< no role > the prisonr here present
did come to ye Dark house in Newgate Market wth.
2 men who pretended they cou'd Justifie yt a horse
wch. John Wells< no role > was about to sell was Well's owne
horse & one of ye sd. Vouchers pretended to be Sonn
to oneyt. lived in Redcrosse Alley in Southwr
& one in ye Company knoweing & Affirning yt there
was no such pson liveing in that place & Sparke of
Chargeing a Constable wth. them whereon they
the sd.