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<p n="216"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo194">Middlesex</rs>
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} to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n216-1">John Roper</rs>
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taken before me this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15069_date60">21st. day of June 1758</rs>
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<p n="217">Who being or Oath says that he is servant to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n217-56">Benjamin<lb></lb>
Dovington</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo195">the Castle</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo196">Kings Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo197">Guild Hall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ147">Victualler</rs>
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<lb></lb>
thaton or about the 22d. of March last, a Person come to his said<lb></lb>
Master's House about 8 o'Clock in the Evening, and this<lb></lb>
Informant says that he Lighted the said Person into<lb></lb>
the Honey, and this Informt. says that the said Persons<lb></lb>
called for a Tankard of Beer, And this Informant<lb></lb>
farther says that he then asked his Master Mr. Dorington<lb></lb>
if he should carry the Gentleman a Silver Tankard, that<lb></lb>
his Master answered Yes, and this Informant Farther<lb></lb>
says that, the then carried the said Person a Quart of<lb></lb>
Beer in a Silver Tankard, and that<obscured></obscured>
he then sent this<lb></lb>
Informt. for the Newespapers, that he carried him the Newes<lb></lb>
Paper, and this Informt. Farther says it a Hackney Coachme.<lb></lb>
came into his masters House & asked this Informt. if<lb></lb>
there was any Company in Ye. fore Room, to which this<lb></lb>
Informt. replyed Yes, one Gentleman, and this<lb></lb>
Infomt. Farther any that on going into the Room where<lb></lb>
he left ye. person aforesd. to whom he had carried a<lb></lb>
Quert of Beer in a Silver Tankard, he found both Person<lb></lb>
and Tankard gone, the Window<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
up and the Curtains<lb></lb>
drawn Clase and this Infomt. farther says that he has<lb></lb>
since seen a Person who calls himself John Mc. Kelvie<lb></lb>
and that he is very positive yt. ye. sd. John Mr. Kelvie is the<lb></lb>
Identical Person to whom this Informt. delivered the<lb></lb>
Silver Tankard aforesd, and this Informt. farther says yt. engeing<lb></lb>
into the Room he found the Tankard Beer Flung and do the<lb></lb>
Grate</p>
<p n="218">Sworn before me this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15069_date61">24st. day of<lb></lb>
June 1758</rs>
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<lb></lb>
J Holding</p>
<p n="219"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n219-1">John Roper</rs>
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