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<p n="141"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo103">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n141-1">Aaron Davis</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Footman to Mrs. Duvall of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo104">No 34<lb></lb>
Berners Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo105">Oxford Street</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before One this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date23">1st. day of Janry 1789</rs>
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<p n="142">Who being upon Oath saith that about 2 Years<lb></lb>
ago he Met with the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ44">prisoner</rs>
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now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n142-2">WIlliam<lb></lb>
Finish</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo106">Holborn</rs>
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at the Window of a print Shop, or something like<lb></lb>
it, where some thing passed between them in a Jokeduring which<lb></lb>
Jokethis Informant clapped one of his hands upon the flap of said<lb></lb>
Finch's Breeches but Meant nothing therebyThat Informant<lb></lb>
then went away and said Finch followed him (saying he was<lb></lb>
up to that) and wanted him to go into the fields which Informant<lb></lb>
refused to doThat said Finch continued to follow this Informant<lb></lb>
and said that he would not leave him till he gave him some Money,<lb></lb>
when this Informant gave him One Shilling and Six Pence and<lb></lb>
they partedThat on the 10th. of December about Seven or eight in<lb></lb>
the Evening said Finch rang atMrs.. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n142-3">Duvalls Bell</rs>
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when this<lb></lb>
Informant went to the door.That said Finch said he wanted<lb></lb>
some Money Informant asked him "what for"said Finch<lb></lb>
said he wanted a GuineaThat this Informant asked him<lb></lb>
why he was to give him a Guinea and asked him whether<lb></lb>
less Money would not doThat said Finch said that less Money<lb></lb>
would not do, and that if he did not it, he would come and<lb></lb>
ring the Bell, acquaint the Lady, and raise the HouseThat<lb></lb>
Informant then fetched him a Guinea and said Finch went away<lb></lb>
That one day last Week said Finch came to Mrs Duvalls<lb></lb>
Door and wanted another Guinea which Informant refused<lb></lb>
to lend him That said<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Finch offer'd to give him a Note<lb></lb>
of Hand for both GuineasThat in about Six Weeks he should<lb></lb>
receive some Money and then he would pay him bothAnd<lb></lb>
this Informant further saith, that his only reason for giving<lb></lb>
said Finch said Guinea was to prevent said Finch going<lb></lb>
to his Mistress to Alarm her, of which, Informant was fearful<lb></lb>
that he would</p>
<p n="143">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
day and Year aforesaid}</p>
<p n="144">N Bond</p>
<p n="145">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n145-1">Aaron<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Davis</rs>
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Mark</p>
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