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1692/93
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7th March
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The Informacon of
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taken before the Rt. Honoble. Sr.
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. Lord Major. of the
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, & one of Their Majtys: Justices
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of the Peace for the said City the
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This Informant saith that he being upon his Watch
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on Satorday night last, one Bonner a
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came & told him that there was Company revelling
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att the Shepheard Tavern in
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being near
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two A Clock on Sunday morning, thereupon this
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Informant tooke four Watch men of from their
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Hands with him & went to the said Taverne
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desired the Watchmen to go softly to the doore &
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yt. this Informant might hear whether there
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was any such thing as revelling there, then
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this Informt. going in asked the drawers what
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Company there was in the house, & going to the
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boxes found three Psons together, And this Informt
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askt there what they were doing att that time
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A night, one of them answered what was that
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to him they were not to give him an acct: Thereupon
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one of the Watchmen sayd why do you speake
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so to the Constable, one of them answered they
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cared not A fact for him, whereupon this
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informant did ordr. his Watchmen to take that
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man to
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the Compter
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, with yt. one of the 3. Psons
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starts away & stood upon the staires, laying his
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hand upon his sword, which was afterwards
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drawn & said dam him this Informant should
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not go up for that there was a Pson of Quality
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above, this Informant said to his watchmen fellow
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mee up accordingly they did, being gon up one pair
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of staires this Informant heard Musick with
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that he went to the doore & bid his Watchmen
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follow him, the first year man Informant saye was
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A man playing upon A welch harp, this Informant
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did further see one Mr. Cooke wth. A Flask of Wine
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in one hand & A Glass in the other, he said to this
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Informant, Yor. servt. Mr. Constable, will you please to
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drinke
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