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in Order to Raffle for a Watch Which
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Informant gave Said Wesson in order to give to the Landlady
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(but which he finds he did not do) when said Wesson went
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out pretending to go to said Robertsons to get said Money
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upon said Bill and after staying about a quarter of
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an hour returned and said that he had good Success
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that he had had Members enough to raffle for his Watch
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and that Mr. Robertson would be in Town to Marrow this
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day) when Said Bill would be paid and taken up That
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after drinking together Said Wesson and this Informant came
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home together to Noel Street where Said Weston gave this
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Informant the Said Bill of Exchange telling him that the Same
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would be paid this day, desiring him to go and receive the
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same and pay himself, meaning One Guenias for the Lodging
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of the Said
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, and £3.7.0 for the Lodging of
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Elizth. Doras
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, and nine Shillings but him by Informant
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And further Saith that upon presenting the said Bill to Messrs:
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Hatchetts upon whom the said Bill was drawn, it was
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discovered to be Forgery And the Said
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Elizabeth Etches for herself Saith that she hath known
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the said Wesson about twelve Months who is a Writer
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to Mr. Hughes at the Cercus Saint Georges Fields and is the
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Son of
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That on Tuesday morning last said Wesson gave her said
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Bill to lock in a Burean, the key of which he gave her and
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at Night said Wesson asked her if she had got said Bill
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