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<p n="93"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Londonss</note>
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The Examinacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n93-2">Samuel<lb></lb>
Byard</rs>
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taken upon Oath this 24th.<lb></lb>
day of January 1732 before Sr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n93-1">Wm. Billars</rs>
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. and Alderman<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo42">City of London</rs>
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who deposeth<lb></lb>
As follows</p>
<p n="94">This Examinant saith that he at severall<lb></lb>
times<obscured></obscured>
small parcells of Mercery Goods as<lb></lb>
he verily beleives from Mr. Fowls at his<lb></lb>
Lodgings at Mrs. Launder's a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15044_occ25">Peruke maker</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
Cock Alley upon Ludgate Hill & the said Mr.<lb></lb>
Sarah at the Same time ordered this Examinant<lb></lb>
to carry them to the sign of the three Compasses<lb></lb>
near Henry Lane Markett<lb></lb>
in Pump Street<obscured></obscured>
leave them there with<lb></lb>
same Person of the house for one Mr. Peter<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
a Fench Weaver And this<lb></lb>
Examinant saith he never had any suspicion of<lb></lb>
the said Goods being stolen or clandestinely came<lb></lb>
by but imagin'd to might come honestly by them for<lb></lb>
that he had sent for him in as publick & open<lb></lb>
a manner as any other Person might to send<lb></lb>
him on a Message or Errand & Always delivd.<lb></lb>
the said parcells to him openly in the Barber's<lb></lb>
Shop nor ever seemed to deliver any parcell<lb></lb>
to this Examinant in a Private or clandestine<lb></lb>
way And this Examinant further saith he never<lb></lb>
went with any such parcell of Goods to any Person<lb></lb>
or place whatsoever for the said Mr. Fowle<lb></lb>
Except to the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo43">three Compasses</rs>
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and saith<lb></lb>
that the severall times he carried such</p>
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