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<p n="455"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n455-1">Benjamin Brooke</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo255">Saint Lawrence Jury </rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15044_occ184">Twister</rs>
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being Sworn<lb></lb>
and Examined before Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n455-2">William Billers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15044_occ185">Knight</rs>
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and Alderman of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo256">City of London</rs>
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upon his oath saith That on Tuesday the Sixteenth of<lb></lb>
this instant October he this Informant came in Company with One William<lb></lb>
Perry and another Person unknown to this informant who deal in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Buying and Selling Horses, And told the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n455-3">William Perry</rs>
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and the<lb></lb>
other Person That he this Informant had a Horse to dispose of Upon<lb></lb>
which the said Perry replyed that he could help this Informant to a<lb></lb>
Person to Buy the said Horse (if this Informant would give him<lb></lb>
Five Shillings) And immediately after brought to this Informant<lb></lb>
One <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n455-4">George Phillips</rs>
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in Order to buy the said Horse but upon a<lb></lb>
Treaty the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n455-5">George Phillips</rs>
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Denyed Buying this Informant<lb></lb>
Horse But said he would Exchange with this Informant for another<lb></lb>
Horse if this Informant would Give him Five Guineas in<lb></lb>
Exchange But upon a Treaty the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n455-6">George Phillips</rs>
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came<lb></lb>
to An Agreement with this Informant, That if this Informant would<lb></lb>
exchange Horses and give a Note of Hand for Three Pounds<lb></lb>
payable Six<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Weeks after Date and Give One Shilling<lb></lb>
in Earnest or in part of Payment this Informant should have<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n455-7">George Phillips</rs>
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's Horse for the term of Six Weeks upon<lb></lb>
likeing and if this Do Informant did not then approve of the<lb></lb>
Bargain this Informant should be at Liberty to return the said<lb></lb>
Horse And have his own Horse and Note of Hand Back again<lb></lb>
And that the Bargain should be Voyd Upon which this Informant agreed<lb></lb>
to such Proposall And gave a Note under his Hand for Three Pounds<lb></lb>
Payable Six Weeks after Date And gave One Shilling in Earnest<lb></lb>
or in part of Payment And immediately exchanged their Horses<lb></lb>
and Moved their Sadles and Bridles and Delivered their Horses<lb></lb>
to each other But upon this Informants insisting to have<lb></lb>
the said Horse Tolled or entered in the Markett Book the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n455-8">George Phillips</rs>
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Damned this Informant and said heath<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
either pay down the whole Money or he this Informant should<lb></lb>
not have either of he Horses And abused this Informant in<lb></lb>
a Vile manner Upon which this Informant said he in sister<lb></lb>
that</p>
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