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<p n="250">was dispatched them followed him to the Bank where I saw him receive the Money aforesd<lb></lb>
I was diligent to take Notice if any Scruple was made, and not observing any, nor th<obscured></obscured>
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he was Dogg'd I followed him thence, and got before him to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo135">Fountain Tavern</rs>
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aforesaid, & acquainted Mr Bigge with the Success, but left him to attend the return of<lb></lb>
the Porter by himself.</p>
<p n="251">The same day I met Mr Bigge at the Gill Alehouse in Ivy Lane, and there reced<lb></lb>
some Moneys of him on Acct: of another Note which he had taken out a few Days<lb></lb>
upon of £112 or £115 part whereof I had advanced put of Mr. Johnson's Cash Off<lb></lb>
which Note he afterwards had an Endorsemt. of £100 which Endorsemt. he told me was<lb></lb>
wrote with such Ink yt he could not get it out, but the more he endeavoured it, the<lb></lb>
brynter & p<obscured></obscured>
ner it appeared</p>
<p n="252">Here the Project ended and baside what I have before receted I knew of no attem<obscured></obscured>
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ma<obscured></obscured>
by him of the like Nature; nor do I know of any other Person or Persons privy to<lb></lb>
the aforesaid facher neither do I believe yr: any of the aforesaid Notes were ever in the<lb></lb>
hands of any other Person or Persons, than as before Mentioned.- I never saw the<lb></lb>
said Mr Bigge take off any of the aforementioned Endorsemts. neither do I know by what<lb></lb>
Methods he effected it.</p>
<p n="253">As to the Dates of Time any where herein before expressed tis as near as my Memory<lb></lb>
will serve me to Mention, but not having taken any special Notice thereof, I do not<lb></lb>
pretend to be axact.</p>
<p n="254">I had forget to incert yt: much about the Time (herein before mentioned) when he<lb></lb>
shewed me the £100 Note with an Endorsemt: of £90, upon it, and the Note of £90,<lb></lb>
arising therefrom both together; the better to convince me yt: he could effect what he<lb></lb>
proposed he took a peice of Paper<obscured></obscured>
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being in his Chamber together, he<obscured></obscured>
about the<obscured></obscured>
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Minute, and then returned with the Paper in his hand, and on One or Two of th<obscured></obscured>
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just at One Corner of the writing there was about the Quanity of a large Rain drop<lb></lb>
of some Liquid, which having caused me to observe for some time, I could perceive yt<lb></lb>
the red Letters cover'd therewith grew by Degrees more pallid, and, in about Two minute<lb></lb>
space, became almost Invisible.</p>
<p n="255">Lond: 12o. Maij 1. 1715</p>
<p n="256">Mossr</p>
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