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<p n="255">The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n255-1">Joseph Thomas</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me upon oath this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15010_date50">16th day of June 1699</rs>
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<p n="256">This Informant upon oath sayth that about a<lb></lb>
month or Six weekes before Christmas last past<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n256-1">Richard Kirby</rs>
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being at ye house of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n256-2">John Midleton</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo158">new Billingsgate</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ93">Barber</rs>
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this deponts Master<lb></lb>
this depons goeing downe into ye Cellar to ye vault<lb></lb>
ye said Kirby being in ye Shop followed this depont<lb></lb>
downe to ye vault and as he was pulling up his<lb></lb>
Breeches Kirby tooke hold of this deponts privy<lb></lb>
Members and rubbed his yard backwads and<lb></lb>
forwards then Kirby tooke this depont by the<lb></lb>
hand and caused him this depont to take<lb></lb>
Kirbys privy Members in his hand and<lb></lb>
pull his yard backward & forward then ye sd<lb></lb>
Kirby pulled out of his pockett a litte botle of Sack and a<lb></lb>
peice of Maple Biskett & made him rate & drink<lb></lb>
& then bid this depont turne his face to the<lb></lb>
wall wth ae refused then ye sd Kirby put his finger up this<lb></lb>
Informants fundament & ye Nalle of his finger under ye fore<lb></lb>
skin of his yard & at ye same time advised him<lb></lb>
this depont to goe after lewd Women upon<lb></lb>
Easter Monday last ye sd Kirby came to ye house<lb></lb>
of this depont Master & asked him to come &<lb></lb>
drink with him wth this depont refused telling<lb></lb>
him he could not leave his Masters Shop upon<lb></lb>
wth Kirby pulled out two pense & gave it to<lb></lb>
this deponent for to fetch a pot of drink wch he<lb></lb>
did and as they was drinking in ye shop Kirby pulled<lb></lb>
this depont to him & pulled out his yard &<lb></lb>
rubbed it, then he pulled out his owne yard<lb></lb>
& made this depont rub it in his hand &<lb></lb>
then he ye sd Kirby rubbed his owne yard<lb></lb>
untill he spent his Nature upon ye Boards<lb></lb>
& afterwards rubbed it out wth his foot & then<lb></lb>
Kirby put his yard under this Informts Coate<lb></lb>
& rubbed himselfe untill, he spent his seed<lb></lb>
into this Informants Breeshes; this Informt<lb></lb>
further sayth that on Whitsun tuesday<lb></lb>
last past the said Kirby came to his<lb></lb>
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