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Who being or Oath says that he is servant to Mr.
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thaton or about the 22d. of March last, a Person come to his said
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Master's House about 8 o'Clock in the Evening, and this
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Informant says that he Lighted the said Person into
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the Honey, and this Informt. says that the said Persons
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called for a Tankard of Beer, And this Informant
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farther says that he then asked his Master Mr. Dorington
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if he should carry the Gentleman a Silver Tankard, that
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his Master answered Yes, and this Informant Farther
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says that, the then carried the said Person a Quart of
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Beer in a Silver Tankard, and that
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he then sent this
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Informt. for the Newespapers, that he carried him the Newes
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Paper, and this Informt. Farther says it a Hackney Coachme.
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came into his masters House & asked this Informt. if
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there was any Company in Ye. fore Room, to which this
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Informt. replyed Yes, one Gentleman, and this
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Infomt. Farther any that on going into the Room where
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he left ye. person aforesd. to whom he had carried a
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Quert of Beer in a Silver Tankard, he found both Person
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and Tankard gone, the Window
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up and the Curtains
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drawn Clase and this Infomt. farther says that he has
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since seen a Person who calls himself John Mc. Kelvie
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and that he is very positive yt. ye. sd. John Mr. Kelvie is the
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Identical Person to whom this Informt. delivered the
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Silver Tankard aforesd, and this Informt. farther says yt. engeing
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into the Room he found the Tankard Beer Flung and do the
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Grate
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Sworn before me this
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24st. day of
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June 1758
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