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<p n="196">The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n196-1">Edward Newton</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo115">London</rs>
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Silk Throwster taken upon Oath<lb></lb>
before me this<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15026_date14"> 11th. day of May 1715</rs>
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<p n="197">This Informts. deposeth that on Saturday the 30th. day of April last about seaven<lb></lb>
of ye clock in ye Evening this Informt. meeking with one Mr. Lister this<lb></lb>
Informts. particular Acquaintance neare the Royall Exchange new pressed<lb></lb>
very muth to go with him on board a certain Vessell called the Parker Yatcht<lb></lb>
or Frigat Ging in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo116">River of Thames</rs>
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where this Informt. was informed<lb></lb>
he should meet with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n197-1">Nicholas Parker</rs>
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who had owked this Informant<lb></lb>
the same oay in ye. morning to go on board the said Frigat wch. this Informt<lb></lb>
then copused to ded nor caring for the said Parkers Company but was at<lb></lb>
last prevailed on by the said Lister to goe along with him in order to goe<lb></lb>
on bedro the said Frigat and this Informt. & the sd. Lister with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n197-2">Wm. Rice</rs>
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a stranger to this Informt. but intimately acquainted with the said Parker<lb></lb>
tooke a Boat at Billings<obscured></obscured>
for that<obscured></obscured>
pose but meeting ye. sd. Parker<lb></lb>
man Return from the safe<obscured></obscured>
sell this Informt. deo not goe<obscured></obscured>
on board but<lb></lb>
returner with the said Parker Lister and Rice to the Dog Tavern at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo117">Billingsgate</rs>
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about Eight a clock in the Evening of the said 30th. day of<lb></lb>
April at which time time Informt. and the sd. Parker Lister & Rice sat down<lb></lb>
to drink a Bottle of Wine in the said Tavern and this Informt. positively Saith<lb></lb>
that when time this Informt. and down with his said Company in ye. said Tavern<lb></lb>
he this Informt. had in the Coat pocket on ye. left side in a mony Bagg<lb></lb>
twisted round about in English and them<obscured></obscured>
Guineas Broad peices of Gold<lb></lb>
and Pistols the Sume of One hundred and thirty pounds at least which<lb></lb>
this Informt. had been collecting with an in tent together with other<lb></lb>
mony this Informt. or perted to have received that day to discharge<lb></lb>
a Flote of this Informts. hand for: One hundred fifty eight pounds<lb></lb>
eighteen shillings wch. lay for payment at Mr Atwells a Gold smith<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo118">Exchange alley</rs>
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and this Informt. positively saith that from ye time<lb></lb>
of his coming into the said Tavern aforesaid till the time of his going<lb></lb>
out which was about twelve a clock the same night he this Informt.<lb></lb>
was not in any other Company then as aforesd. and that he had not<lb></lb>
gone above twenty Yards or there abouts from the said Tavern<lb></lb>
but he missed his Bag of money and imediately returned with the<lb></lb>
Tavern Boy (who went with him to light him home) to his sd company<lb></lb>
at the said Tavern and declared to them he had lost him said Bag<lb></lb>
of mony upon wch. the said Parker and Rice suddenly went away<lb></lb>
having gott this Informts. said Bagg of money as this Informt. doth<lb></lb>
derily believe and suspect and the rather fee that the said Rice<lb></lb>
most past of the night sat next to this Informt. And upon this Informts.<lb></lb>
challenging the said Parker and Rice with his Bagg of money And ye.<lb></lb>
Master of the Tavern supposing this Informt. to be the son of one<lb></lb>
Newton known to the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15026_occ60">Vintner</rs>
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to be worthless man told the sd.<lb></lb>
Parker that he knew this Informt. and his Father very well and</p>
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