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