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<p n="460"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo350">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n460-1">Thomas Parsons</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo351">Maiden Lane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo352">Covt. Garden</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15075_occ231">Schoolmr</rs>
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sd.<lb></lb>
taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15075_date113">9th day of Novr. 1764</rs>
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<p n="461">Who being upon Oath says that he knows <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n461-1">John Allard</rs>
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late of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo353">Kentish<lb></lb>
Town</rs>
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and now in Custody, says that on Tuesday Evening last about<lb></lb>
five o'Clock he met said Allard by appointment at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo354">Owens Coffee<lb></lb>
House</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo355">Holborn</rs>
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, says that they staid a few Minutes only at the<lb></lb>
said Coffee House, for that said Allard desired This Informant to go<lb></lb>
with him to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo356">the blue Posts</rs>
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an Alehouse in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo357">Holborn</rs>
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, for that he had<lb></lb>
something to say to him, says they then went to the blue Posts<lb></lb>
accordingly, says that after some Conversation said Allard Told this<lb></lb>
Informant that he understood that he was a little Straitened for<lb></lb>
Money, and finding that he was an honest Man wou'd assist<lb></lb>
him with some and asked him what<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Sum he wented, to which<lb></lb>
this Informt. that about 15 Pounds<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
wou'd be of Service to him<lb></lb>
says sd. Allard agreed to advance him<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
15 Gs. for six Months<lb></lb>
and then a<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
there deliver<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
to this Informt. a Promissory<lb></lb>
Note of Blands & Co. Bankers for £100 and desired him to get<lb></lb>
it Accepted, discounted or Negociated in what manner he this<lb></lb>
Informant thought proper for his own immediate<del>ly</del>
use and to be<lb></lb>
accountable to said Allard for the overpluss, says the next day<lb></lb>
to this Informt. on offering said Bill at Blends for Acceptance it<lb></lb>
was stopts which he went<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and acquainted said Allard with<lb></lb>
at the Ball Inn in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15075_geo358">Leadenhall Street</rs>
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, who declined going to Mr.<lb></lb>
Bland to clear up the matter, but went with this Informant<lb></lb>
to a Coffee House and there wrote a Letter directed to Mr. Bland</p>
<p n="462">Sworn before me the day<lb></lb>
and Year first above writen}<lb></lb>
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<p n="463"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15075_n463-1">Thos. Parsons</rs>
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