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<p n="250">The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n250-1">Wm. Lawrence</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15030_geo160">St. Andrews Wardrobe</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n250-2">Elizabeth</rs>
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his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15030_occ143">Wife</rs>
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taken upon Oath ye <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15030_date58">24th September 1719</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="251"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Say</note>
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That these Informants abt a year aged, making Complaint to Mr<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n251-1">Jos: Sherwood</rs>
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that they were poor & could not get their living for<lb></lb>
want of being free of this <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15030_geo161">City of London</rs>
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, He the sd. Sherwood<lb></lb>
sometime after told them these Informants that he had procured<lb></lb>
a Copy of one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n251-7">Thos. Lawrence</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15030_occ144">Salter</rs>
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wch. was alsoe ye name of<lb></lb>
this Informant Williams <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15030_occ145">Father</rs>
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& that if he could procure Six Plays<lb></lb>
to swear that he this informt: was the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15030_occ146">reputed Son</rs>
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of that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n251-2">Thomas<lb></lb>
Lawrence</rs>
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in the Copy menconed he would then obtain his Freedom<lb></lb>
That thereupon these Informts. did by Sherwoods direccon apply to<lb></lb>
one Gearing a Sollicitor to procure such Evidence who had ten<lb></lb>
Shillings of them but never could as he told these Informts get such<lb></lb>
Evidence And this Informt Wm. further say's thereupon Mr. Sherwood<lb></lb>
& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n251-10">Jno Tilllard</rs>
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went to ye Salters Company & got this Informant Wm<lb></lb>
made free theie And after that came with four persons more to ye<lb></lb>
"Chamblain at Guildhall & testified him this Informant William<lb></lb>
to be ye reputed son of Thos. Lawrence in ye Copy above written<lb></lb>
And thereupon he was admitted into the Freedom of this City<lb></lb>
altho' in truth this Informant was not the reputed son of ye sd Thos<lb></lb>
nor was his reputed Father ever free of this City to his knowledge or<lb></lb>
beleife and these Informts further say sometime after the Chamlain<lb></lb>
sent for this Informt. Wm & told him he suspected to had fraudulently<lb></lb>
got his Freedom or words to that effect & that unless he would being<lb></lb>
better Testimony he ye sd. Chamblain would cause him the sd Wm<lb></lb>
to be distranchized Whereupon these Informants did apply to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n251-8">Jos;<lb></lb>
Williams</rs>
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& did agree wth him for Twenty five Shillings to procure<lb></lb>
a man to be further Evidence & there upon <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n251-3">Joseph Williams</rs>
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& one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n251-4">Arundell Powell</rs>
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did procure one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n251-5">John Jackson</rs>
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who did come &<lb></lb>
testifie before ye Chamberlain that he knew this Informt William<lb></lb>
to be ye Son of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n251-9">Thos Lawrence</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15030_occ147">Salter</rs>
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for wth he this Informt. gave ye<lb></lb>
sd Jackson ten Shillings as he had demanded before he was<lb></lb>
sworne And Williams & <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n251-6">Arundell Powell</rs>
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had of these Informts.<lb></lb>
upwards of thirty Shillings for procuring Jackson to swear</p>
<p n="252">London <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15030_date59">Septe the 24th 1719</rs>
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Sworn<lb></lb>
before me <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n252-1">Jno. Ward</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15030_occ148">Majt</rs>
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<p n="253">the mark of<figure rend="mark"></figure>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n253-1">Wm Lawrence</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the mark of<figure rend="mark"></figure>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n253-2">Eliz Lawrence</rs>
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