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<p n="782">& this Informant saith that the said Note is not<lb></lb>
of the hand Writing of this Informant noris the same<lb></lb>
of his Signing but is a false and forged Note and that<lb></lb>
he never gave any such Note he therefore charges the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n782-1">Jonathan Fiske</rs>
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On Suspicion of having Forget the Name &<lb></lb>
hand Writing of him his a aforesaid</p>
<p n="783">And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n783-1">William Fox</rs>
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, for himself saith<lb></lb>
that he is a Bookseller and liver in Holborn<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
and has Sold a<del>great</del>
Number of Books to one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n783-2">Jonathan Fiske</rs>
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a Bookseller in Edward Street<lb></lb>
Portman Square <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo478">St Mary le Bone</rs>
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that in<lb></lb>
November last the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n783-4">Jonathan Fiske</rs>
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came<lb></lb>
to this Informant and gave an Order for a Number<lb></lb>
of Bocks which came to about Sixty or Seventy<lb></lb>
Pounds and desired this Informant would take<lb></lb>
the before mentioned Note of Mr. Farrills for<lb></lb>
£150 as a Security for the Payment of the said<lb></lb>
Books. that he this Informants presented the<lb></lb>
said Roth Payment when it became due which<lb></lb>
was on the 15th. of this present Month of May<lb></lb>
to the said Mr. Farrill who say'd he did not believe<lb></lb>
it was his Note he was certains he never gave such<lb></lb>
A Note but that it was like his hand Writing &<lb></lb>
say'd this Informant must take it to Mr Fiske<lb></lb>
which he did and Mr. Fiske persisting to this Informt<lb></lb>
that it was Mr Farrill Not and that he should<lb></lb>
be made to Pay it this Infornant presented it<lb></lb>
again this Day to Mr. Farril who refused the<lb></lb>
payment of it and say'd it was a Forgery<lb></lb>
upon which Mr Fiske was sent for by Mr Farrill<lb></lb>
to his House where a Constable took him into<lb></lb>
Charge And this Informant further saith</p>
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