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<p n="191">The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n191-1">John Atherton</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo111">parish of St. Dunstan</rs>
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in ye:<lb></lb>
East in ye. <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo112">City of London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15026_occ58">Vintner</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n191-2">Thomas Atkinson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15026_occ59">Servt</rs>
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. to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n191-3">John Atherton</rs>
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taken upon oath before me this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15026_date13">13th. day of May 1715</rs>
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<p n="192">And first this Examind <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-1">John Atherton</rs>
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saith, that on ye. 30th. of April last Four persons<lb></lb>
came into this Examts. house, wch. is the Dog Tavern at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo113">Billinsgate</rs>
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, between 7 and 8<lb></lb>
of the clock in ye. Evering, who were all (except Mr. Lister) unknown to this Examint.<lb></lb>
and ye. names of the other three persons, as this Examt. hath been since told, are <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-2">Edward<lb></lb>
Newton</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-3">Nicholas Packer</rs>
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, and Wm. Rice, and saith, that after they had drank twelve or<lb></lb>
thirteen shillings worth of Wine together, Mr. Lister, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-4">Edward newton</rs>
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, each drank a<lb></lb>
Quart and allmost half a Pint of white and red Port mix'd at a Draught, and that soon<lb></lb>
after the said Mr: Lister, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-5">Edward Newton</rs>
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, being very much indrink, the said Edwd.<lb></lb>
Newton, fell from his Chair, and tere his Coate, and the said Wm. Rice helpd the said Edwd.<lb></lb>
Newton up and prim'd up the lappet of his Coate, and both the said Mr. Lister and Mr. Newton<lb></lb>
slept in their Chairs, and that during ye. tune of their sleeping the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-6">Nicholas Parker</rs>
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came<lb></lb>
out of the said Kitchen to the Barr and left the said Mr. Rice, with ye. sd. Mr. Lister, & <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-7">Edward<lb></lb>
Newton</rs>
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and that After ye. sd. Mr. Lister & Edwd. Newton awaked the said Lister declared he knew where he was, and won'd not goe out<lb></lb>
of the house that night, and imediately went up stairs, and lay on a bed in this Examints.<lb></lb>
house all that night and this Examint. saith, that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-8">Edward Newton</rs>
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soon after,<lb></lb>
(wch. was neare one of the clock) desired to goe home, And this Examt. with one of this<lb></lb>
Examts. boys lighted the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-9">Edward Newton</rs>
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out of the Back door of the said house,<lb></lb>
And this Examt. sent the said Boy to light home ye. said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-10">Edward Newton</rs>
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, and Shut to ye.<lb></lb>
Door. and ye. in about three or four minutes the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-11">Edward Newton</rs>
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came back to the<lb></lb>
sd. house, and declared he had lost a Bagg of mony, containing above one hundred pounds<lb></lb>
and this Examt. (mistaking the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-12">Edward Newton</rs>
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for ye. Son of one Newton a<lb></lb>
Mathematician who formerly dwelt in ye. house of this Examt. and was reported to be<lb></lb>
in indifferent circumstances) told the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-13">Edward Newton</rs>
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neither he nor his Father<lb></lb>
before him were ever worth a hundred pounds, which words this Examt. spoke in ye<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Kitchen in the presence of the said Rice and Parker, and both the sd. Wm. Rice & <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-14">Nicholas Parker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
seemed to agree with this Examt. and said the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-15">Edward Newton</rs>
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was an idle persons &<lb></lb>
never had ye. mony. and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-16">Edward Newton</rs>
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declared to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-25">Wm. Rice</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-17">Nicholas<lb></lb>
Packer</rs>
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, that the brought ye. said Bag of money into ye. Company, and called for a Constable<lb></lb>
which this Examt. refused to be sent for, it being sunday morning and this Examint.<lb></lb>
apprehending the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-18">Edward Newton</rs>
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was not worth ye. money he metendedle had lost, And<lb></lb>
thereupon this Examt. went to Bed and left the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-19">Edward newton</rs>
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Wm. Rice and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-20">Nicholas Parker</rs>
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in ye. said Kitchen. And the Examint. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-21">Thomas Atkinson</rs>
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Saith that<lb></lb>
Four persons whose names as he hath been since informed are Lister <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-22">Nicholas<lb></lb>
Parker</rs>
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Wm. Rice, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-23">Edward Newton</rs>
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came into the house of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-26">John Atheated</rs>
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this Examts. Master<lb></lb>
<del>John A<obscured></obscured>
ken</del>
who keeps ye. Dog Tavern at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo114">Billinsgate</rs>
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, on Saturday the 30th.<lb></lb>
of April last, about 7 of the clock in the Evening And ye. said persons all drank<lb></lb>
very hard till abt. ten of ye. clock, at which time Mr. Lister, and Edwd. Newton<lb></lb>
each of them drank at a Draught a Runner full of white and red port mixed,<lb></lb>
containing some what above a Quart And that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n192-24">Edward Newton</rs>
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Soon after<lb></lb>
fell down from his Chair, and tore his Coate, whereupon ye. sd. Wm. Rice who sat</p>
<p n="193">next to ye. sd. Edwd. Newton<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
help'd him up and pinnd his Coate. And this Examt. saith that the said Mr. Lister soon after, went to bed<lb></lb>
in the said house, and left the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n193-1">Edwd. Newton</rs>
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Wm. Rice and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n193-2">Nicholas Parker</rs>
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in the Kitchen where they had sat all ye.<lb></lb>
Evening. And saith that in a little time after ye. sd. Mr. Listers going to bed the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n193-3">Edward Newton</rs>
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went out of ye. Sd. house<lb></lb>
& was lighted by one of ye. Boys belonging to the said house but imediately returned to ye. sd. house & knocked at the Door And<lb></lb>
this Examt. opening the said Door ye. sd. Edwd. Newton told this Exat. he had bost a bag of many containing above 100 pounds &<lb></lb>
went imediately to ye. sd. Wm. Rice & <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n193-4">Nicholas Parker</rs>
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& told them he had lost ye. mony aforesd. And saith that ye. sd. Wm. Rice pulled<lb></lb>
out of his porket a Book pocket book & flung it on ye. Table & said damn if Wele give him his pocket book And the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n193-5">Edward<lb></lb>
Newton</rs>
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called for a Constable upon which the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n193-6">Wm. Rice</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n193-7">Nicholas parker</rs>
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imediately went out of the said house into a Coach wch.<lb></lb>
waited for them at the Door</p>
<p n="194"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n194-1">John Atherton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n194-2">Thomas Atkinson</rs>
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</p>
<p n="195">Jur cora T Parker</p>
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