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<p n="446"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London ss.</note>
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The Examination of Edward<lb></lb>
Evans taken upon Oath the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15097_date66">Second<lb></lb>
Day of March 1786</rs>
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<p n="447">Saith that about three Weeks ago he went to Haslam's<lb></lb>
House and that Mrs. Haslam asked this Examinant if<lb></lb>
he wanted any wearing Apparel, and desired this Examinant<lb></lb>
to sell some Lawn for her, That Examinant asked the said<lb></lb>
Mrs. Haslam from whom she had the said Lawn, but did<lb></lb>
not tell this Examinant. That near at Fortnight ago he this<lb></lb>
Examinant<obscured></obscured>
Rogers (Whom he had not seen before for<lb></lb>
the Space of Eleven years), and went with the said Rogers into<lb></lb>
the Bell in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo397">Noble Street</rs>
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, and the said Rogers there told this<lb></lb>
Examinant that he had good Luck in the Lottery for that he<lb></lb>
had got thereby near Two hundred pounds. That the said<lb></lb>
Rogers also told this Examinant that he was going into<lb></lb>
the Country and had been offered One hundred Pounds for<lb></lb>
Signing his Interest in some mortgaged Premises. That<lb></lb>
he this Examinant received of the said Rogers one Piece<lb></lb>
of Muslin and offered ito to sale to one Farmer who key<lb></lb>
a Shop in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo398">Petticoat Lane</rs>
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but the said Farmer sayd the said<lb></lb>
Lawn was too dear, He this Examinant having been chargable<lb></lb>
by the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo399">Haslam</rs>
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to take no less<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
than three Shillings<lb></lb>
and eight pence for Muslin and three Shillings and Six pence<lb></lb>
each for Handkerchiefs which he also offered to sell the said Far<obscured></obscured>
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That Examinant sold Goods three or four Times to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ199">Farmer</rs>
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and his Mother in Law who lives near the said<lb></lb>
Farmer's House. That the said Haslam never was present<lb></lb>
when this Examinant took the Goods from his (Haslam<lb></lb>
House. That he this Examinant has had Goods of<lb></lb>
<del>the said</del>
Rogers and mentioned to the said Rogers his having</p>
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