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To wit</note>
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The Information of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15074_n88-1">Abraham Portal</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15074_date23">11th. day of<lb></lb>
Febry 1763</rs>
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<p n="89">Who being on Oath says that on Monday last about 8 oClock in<lb></lb>
the Evening a Person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15074_n89-1">James<lb></lb>
Freake</rs>
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came into this Informant's Shop and delivered unto him<lb></lb>
a Letter now produced, demanding One hundred pounds and<lb></lb>
on refusal Threating to put him to Death, says that he took an<lb></lb>
Opportunity of running up Stairs into his Kitchin and shut the<lb></lb>
door, says that the Person who delivered the Letter as aforesaid<lb></lb>
followed him up Stairs and attempted to force the said Kitchin<lb></lb>
door, which this Informt. preventing by the assistance of his<lb></lb>
Maid, the said Person went away, says that before he this<lb></lb>
Informt. went up Stairs he told the Person it was impossible<lb></lb>
to give him so large a Sum for that he had it not says the<lb></lb>
said Person replied, he wou'd take nothing less than Thirty<lb></lb>
and that he was prepared</p>
<p n="90">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15074_date24">11th. day of Febry 1763</rs>
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<p n="92"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15074_n92-1">Abraham Portal</rs>
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