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<p n="43"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London to wit</note>
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The several Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15090_n43-1">James<lb></lb>
Wallis Street</rs>
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, of Bucklers busy London<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15090_occ19">Stationer</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15090_n43-2">Edward Lane</rs>
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Porter to the<lb></lb>
said Mr. Street, against <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15090_n43-3">Thomas Hilliard</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who is charged before me with having<lb></lb>
wilfully set Fire to his Dwelling house<lb></lb>
No. 6 Bird in Stand Court in the said City<lb></lb>
Who on their Oath say as follow and first<lb></lb>
this Informant James Wallis Street<del>for</del>
<lb></lb>
himself saith that on Friday & last about<lb></lb>
twelve of the Clock at night,<obscured></obscured>
this<lb></lb>
Informant with several other neighbours<lb></lb>
went to the House where the prisoner<lb></lb>
Hilliard then lodged that he then heard<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15090_n43-5">Thomas Hilliard</rs>
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declared that the<lb></lb>
Devil had been walking with him for a<lb></lb>
Fortnight or three Week, past, that the<lb></lb>
Reason why he had done it, (under standing<lb></lb>
and knowing at this time that the Lonver<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
was about his setting Fire to his House) was<lb></lb>
to get rid of his Lodgers, that as he was<lb></lb>
going out of the House they should not<lb></lb>
stay, upon which he was ordered to be sent<lb></lb>
to the Compter that night, and the next<lb></lb>
Morning, on being asked what he had<lb></lb>
done with the Key he said he had (being<lb></lb>
behind a bottle Rack in Wm. Wenklan's<lb></lb>
Collar, on this he this Informant went<lb></lb>
and gave Directions to the other Informant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15090_n43-6">Edward Lane</rs>
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to go and look for the Key<lb></lb>
behind such bottler RackAnd this</p>
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