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was dispatched them followed him to the Bank where I saw him receive the Money aforesd
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I was diligent to take Notice if any Scruple was made, and not observing any, nor th
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he was Dogg'd I followed him thence, and got before him to the
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aforesaid, & acquainted Mr Bigge with the Success, but left him to attend the return of
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the Porter by himself.
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The same day I met Mr Bigge at the Gill Alehouse in Ivy Lane, and there reced
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some Moneys of him on Acct: of another Note which he had taken out a few Days
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upon of £112 or £115 part whereof I had advanced put of Mr. Johnson's Cash Off
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which Note he afterwards had an Endorsemt. of £100 which Endorsemt. he told me was
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wrote with such Ink yt he could not get it out, but the more he endeavoured it, the
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brynter & p
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Here the Project ended and baside what I have before receted I knew of no attem
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by him of the like Nature; nor do I know of any other Person or Persons privy to
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the aforesaid facher neither do I believe yr: any of the aforesaid Notes were ever in the
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hands of any other Person or Persons, than as before Mentioned.- I never saw the
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said Mr Bigge take off any of the aforementioned Endorsemts. neither do I know by what
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Methods he effected it.
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As to the Dates of Time any where herein before expressed tis as near as my Memory
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will serve me to Mention, but not having taken any special Notice thereof, I do not
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pretend to be axact.
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I had forget to incert yt: much about the Time (herein before mentioned) when he
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shewed me the £100 Note with an Endorsemt: of £90, upon it, and the Note of £90,
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arising therefrom both together; the better to convince me yt: he could effect what he
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proposed he took a peice of Paper
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being in his Chamber together, he
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Minute, and then returned with the Paper in his hand, and on One or Two of th
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just at One Corner of the writing there was about the Quanity of a large Rain drop
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of some Liquid, which having caused me to observe for some time, I could perceive yt
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the red Letters cover'd therewith grew by Degrees more pallid, and, in about Two minute
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space, became almost Invisible.
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Lond: 12o. Maij 1. 1715
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