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<p n="401"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1692/3<lb></lb>
8 March:</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n401-1">Edmond Hollingsworth</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ137">Watchman</rs>
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taken before the Rt. Honourable<lb></lb>
Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n401-2">John Fleet</rs>
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. Lord Major of London and<lb></lb>
one of their Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ139">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said City the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15004_date67">8th. day of March 1692</rs>
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<p n="402">This Informt. saith that on Sunday Morning last between<lb></lb>
the Hours of one and Two a Clock Mr. Wade a Constable<lb></lb>
came and took this Informt. from his Hand and bid him<lb></lb>
goe along with him and thereupon came to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo272">Sheppard<lb></lb>
Tavern</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo273">Cheapside</rs>
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whee they found three Men in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo274">the<lb></lb>
Passage</rs>
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in a low Room and the Constable asked them<lb></lb>
what Company was there in the House the 3 Persons<lb></lb>
or one of them made Answer there was a Person of Quality<lb></lb>
above and bid the Constable goe upp Staires if he durst<lb></lb>
whereupon the Constable went upp and bid this Informt.<lb></lb>
and the rest of his Watchmen follow him and when they<lb></lb>
were upp in Mr. Sheppards Chamber they found a Man<lb></lb>
playing on a Harp & another Man with a Flask of Wine<lb></lb>
in his hand & a glass in ye other and Mr. Sheppard the Master of<lb></lb>
the house in Bedd ye Constable comanded his men to carry ye<lb></lb>
Harper to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo275">ye Compter</rs>
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and then came back & did order the<lb></lb>
other Man to be carryed to the Compter that had ye Flask<lb></lb>
in his hand wth was done accordingly and ye Constable comeing<lb></lb>
down Stairs a Person below Staires Questioned the Constables<lb></lb>
Authority ye Constable ordered him to be carryed to the<lb></lb>
Compter and went himself wth him & being informed by his men<lb></lb>
that there was more in ye house went back to the Taverne<lb></lb>
& Knock'd at door severall times & a man comeing to ye<lb></lb>
door told ye Constable Mr. Sheppard had the Keys and he could<lb></lb>
not open ye door whereupon ye Constable comanding in ye Kings<lb></lb>
Name ye door was opened & then ye Constable went in & sent<lb></lb>
another Person to ye Compter that he found in the house</p>
<p n="403">Taken acknowledged sworne the<lb></lb>
day & yeare abovesaid<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n403-1">John Fleet</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ140">Mayor</rs>
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<p n="404">his mke<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n404-1">Edmond<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Hollingsworth</rs>
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