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The Information of
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Who being upon Oath saith that about 2 Years
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ago he Met with the
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now present who calls himself
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WIlliam
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at the Window of a print Shop, or something like
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it, where some thing passed between them in a Jokeduring which
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Jokethis Informant clapped one of his hands upon the flap of said
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Finch's Breeches but Meant nothing therebyThat Informant
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then went away and said Finch followed him (saying he was
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up to that) and wanted him to go into the fields which Informant
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refused to doThat said Finch continued to follow this Informant
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and said that he would not leave him till he gave him some Money,
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when this Informant gave him One Shilling and Six Pence and
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they partedThat on the 10th. of December about Seven or eight in
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the Evening said Finch rang atMrs..
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when this
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Informant went to the door.That said Finch said he wanted
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some Money Informant asked him "what for"said Finch
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said he wanted a GuineaThat this Informant asked him
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why he was to give him a Guinea and asked him whether
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less Money would not doThat said Finch said that less Money
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would not do, and that if he did not it, he would come and
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ring the Bell, acquaint the Lady, and raise the HouseThat
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Informant then fetched him a Guinea and said Finch went away
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That one day last Week said Finch came to Mrs Duvalls
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Door and wanted another Guinea which Informant refused
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to lend him That said
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Finch offer'd to give him a Note
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of Hand for both GuineasThat in about Six Weeks he should
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receive some Money and then he would pay him bothAnd
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this Informant further saith, that his only reason for giving
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said Finch said Guinea was to prevent said Finch going
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to his Mistress to Alarm her, of which, Informant was fearful
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that he would
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Sworn before me the
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day and Year aforesaid}
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N Bond
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his
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