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