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<p n="381"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1692/3<lb></lb>
5 March</note>
<lb></lb>
The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n381-1">Thomas Bonner</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ118">Watchman</rs>
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taken before the Right honoble:<lb></lb>
Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n381-2">John Fleet</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ119">Knt</rs>
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. Lord Major & one of<lb></lb>
their Matyes. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ120">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo258">City<lb></lb>
of London</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15004_date62">8th. day of March 1692</rs>
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<p n="382">This Informant saith that on Sunday morning<lb></lb>
last between the houres of one and two a clock <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n382-3">Richd.<lb></lb>
Nash</rs>
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another Watchman came to this Informant<lb></lb>
& told him there was some playing upon Musick at<lb></lb>
Mr. Sheppards or Vintner at the Signe of the Sheppard in<lb></lb>
Cheap. Side thereupon this Informant went and<lb></lb>
told Mr. Wade the Constable & this Informant with ye<lb></lb>
Constable came to the Sheppard taverne & when they<lb></lb>
came into the house this Informant saw three men<lb></lb>
in the Passage in a Low Roome & the Constable asbed<lb></lb>
them what Company there was in the house one of the<lb></lb>
Said Persons made Answeare there was a person of<lb></lb>
quality above & bid him goe up staires if hee durst where<lb></lb>
upon the Constable went up & bid this Informant and<lb></lb>
the rest of his Watchmen fellow him & when they were up<lb></lb>
in Mr. Sheppards Chamber they found a man playing<lb></lb>
on a Harpe & another man wth. a flase of wine in one<lb></lb>
hand & a Glass in the other & Mr. Sheppard the Mr. of the house<lb></lb>
in bedd the Constable comanded his Watchmen to carry<lb></lb>
the Harper to ye Compter & then came back & the Constable<lb></lb>
then ordered the other Man that had the flask in his hand<lb></lb>
to the Compler wch. was don accordingly & the Constable coming<lb></lb>
down staires a person below Staires <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
questioned the Constables Authority the Constable also<lb></lb>
ordered him to be carryed to the Compter & went himselfe<lb></lb>
wth. him and being informed by his men that there was more<lb></lb>
in the house went back to ye said taverne and knockt at the<lb></lb>
doore sevrall times and <obscured></obscured>
man coming to ye Poore told ye<lb></lb>
Constable Mr. Sheppard had the Keys and he could not open<lb></lb>
name the doore was opened & then the Constable went in<lb></lb>
& Sent another Pson to the Compter that hee found in<lb></lb>
the Said house</p>
<p n="383"> <obscured></obscured>
abt. & Sworne the day & yeare<lb></lb>
abovesaid before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n383-1">John Fleet</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ121">Major</rs>
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<p n="384"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n384-1">Thomas Rouner</rs>
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