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<p n="745"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo265">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n745-1">William Spriggins</rs>
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at the Artichoke <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo266">Blackwall</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45010_date41">8th. day of March 1766</rs>
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<p n="746">Who being upon Oath says that Yesterday about 11 o'Clock<lb></lb>
in the forenoon between the Wand. Eleven Mile Stone on<lb></lb>
the Rumford Road he overtook a Person with a new<lb></lb>
Portmantan behind him who was making an agreement<lb></lb>
with a Man who was driving a Calf Cart to carry his<lb></lb>
Portmantan in his Cart to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo267">Chelmsford</rs>
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that the Man agreed<lb></lb>
to carry it thither for a Shilling and to have six pence<lb></lb>
<del>Mor</del>
more if he got into <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo268">Chelmsford</rs>
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by seven o'Clock at<lb></lb>
Night that the Man then rode Up to him and asked<lb></lb>
him if he had seen the Harwick Machine or Flygoles<lb></lb>
and said he shou'd be glad to go in the Machine and then<lb></lb>
wou'd send his Horse back again which was his Uncle<lb></lb>
says they then rode on towards Rumford together and he this Informt.<lb></lb>
agreed to bring back his horse if he cou'd meet with a Machine<lb></lb>
says they went to an Inn in the Market in Rumford and enquired<lb></lb>
after the Machine which they found past by at seven in the Morning<lb></lb>
says sd. Person talked with the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo269">Ostler</rs>
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about the Price of a Post Chain<lb></lb>
Etc. but that they rode on to the<del> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo270">white Hart</rs>
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Mecorn at Hare Street but<lb></lb>
cou'd not get a Chain & therefore rode on to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo271">White Hart</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo272">Brentwood</rs>
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from which place he did take a Chaise but waited<lb></lb>
until the Cart come up with his Postmantan which made it<lb></lb>
near three o'Clock before he set out dressed in a new Suit of<lb></lb>
brown mixed Clothes, new Silver Spurs new diamond cut knee<lb></lb>
Buckler and new hatt with a Gold band</p>
<p n="747">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
day and Year first above<lb></lb>
writen}</p>
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<p n="749"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n749-1">Wm Spriggins</rs>
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