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Image 532 of 61711th July 1774


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The Information of George King< no role > who
is admitted an Evidence for the Crown, and Who on
his Oath saith, that on Friday the tenth Day of
November Instant in the Evening, George Armstrong< no role >
came to his lodging Rooms in Gardners Rents Wormwood
Street and was angry with him for not having his Shoes
ready-Informant promised to get them ready by Sunday;
he carried them between Eleven and Twelve O'Clock on
Sunday to Armstrongs Lodgings, in House in blue
Hart Court little Bell Alley -Armstrong went into a
back Room, and gave him half a Guinea to pay for the
Shoes; Informant returned four shillings and kept
the remainder of the half guinea-he sent for some Gin
Armstrong requested Informant to buy him a Box
Sarah Lazarus< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. and Hannah Sanders< no role > were then in the
next Room-about five O'Clock the same Day, Informant
was again at Armstrong's lodgings; Armstrong said
a Damn this Lipe, where is her. when will he corner.
to which Lazarus replied, he would come before it
was long-Informant was going away, when Armstrong
Desired him to stop, and he would go along with him
he asked Armstrong, what he was going to do; he said,
he was going to do some place in Winchester Street;
he went with Informant near to the corner of
Winchester Street, where they met Sarah Lazarus
Armstrong said, Sal-whereupon she stopt-Armstrong
said to her "how do things go ent.-she replied "I have
been as the Baker's he is out, and no body is at home I
have knock'd at the Door"-he Conformant went across Winchester
Street London Wall, and stop't by Gamble's the
Butcher's about two minutes-Armstrong crossed
the Way, as Informant imagined towards the baker's
Sarah Lazarus after she had given the above
information went home-Informant saw two Men
one dressed in a brown and the other in a white great
Coat-one rather taller than himself and the other
about his size-he is certain Lyon Abraham< no role > s is brown




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