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<p n="460"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middlx to witt.</note>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n460-1">William Adams</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo258">Spread Eagle Court</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo259">Grayes Inne</rs>
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lane porter upon his oath saith That he is a Servant<lb></lb>
at Weekly wages to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n460-2">Lawrence Victorin</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n460-3">Francis Heyford</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15044_occ186">Iron mongers</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo260">Thames Street</rs>
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London, and that yesterday in<lb></lb>
the forenoone <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n460-4">Richard Cross</rs>
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the prisoner now present came to this<lb></lb>
Examinants said masters Shop and asked for three bundles<lb></lb>
of Iron hoopes saying he was sent for them by Mr<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15044_occ187">Mercer</rs>
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a wine Cooper, & that Mr Mercer would pay for<lb></lb>
them upon which Mr: Heyford sent this Examinant with<lb></lb>
the sd. three bundles of hoopes in company with the said<lb></lb>
Cross, who<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
directed this Examinant to carry you into<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo261">Devonshire Square</rs>
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Saying that Mr Mercer had a vault<lb></lb>
there, & when the sd. hoopes were carryed thither, the said Cross<lb></lb>
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desired this Examt. to leave ye sd hoopes at a vault door in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo262">Devonshire Square</rs>
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(which be said belonged to Mr. Mercer) & goe<lb></lb>
to Mr. Mercers in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo263">Billiter lane</rs>
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with the bill for the money, & this Examt<lb></lb>
accordingly left the sd hoopes at the vault door & went to Mr<lb></lb>
Mercers with the bell for ye money & Spoke to Mr. Mercer who<lb></lb>
declared he had<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
sent for noe hoopes<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
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whereupon This Examinant<lb></lb>
returned to Devonshire Sqare but Cross & the hoopes were<lb></lb>
gonewhich hoopes are of the vallue of about thirty Six Shillings</p>
<p n="461">Sworne the 21th of<lb></lb>
Oct. 1733 before<lb></lb>
Sr. Michells</p>
<p n="462"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n462-1">Wm Adams</rs>
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<p n="463">Wm Adams acknowledges in £20. Etc to prosecute at the next<lb></lb>
Sessions for London</p>
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