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