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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n602-1">John Hodges</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo359">Islington</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ200">Gentlemen</rs>
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taken before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n602-2">William Nash</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ201">Esquire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ202">Mayor of the City</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo360">London</rs>
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and One of his Majestys Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace in and for the same this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15083_date40">18th.<lb></lb>
Day of January 1772</rs>
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<p n="603">This Informant upon his Oath Saith that on<lb></lb>
Wednesday the fifteenth Instant about two o Clock<lb></lb>
in the afternoon He received a Note from John<lb></lb>
Vestenburg of Austin Fryars London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ203">Merchant</rs>
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desiring him<del>and</del>
his Brother and Mr. Vaneffen a Clergyman to meet him at the<lb></lb>
Standard Tavern in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo361">Liecester Fields</rs>
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to Dinner<lb></lb>
accordingly this Informant and his Brother <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n603-9">Nathaniel<lb></lb>
Hodges</rs>
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went to the said Tavern and waited Dinner<lb></lb>
till five o Clock when a Message was brought to<lb></lb>
them by Mr. Pierce <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ204">Stationer</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo362">Precadilly</rs>
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acquainting them that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n603-2">John Vestenburg</rs>
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was at his House and desired to Sea them where<lb></lb>
they had dined, That this Informant and his said<lb></lb>
Brother did after Dinner go to Mr. Pierce's House<lb></lb>
where they saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n603-4">John Vestenburgh</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
returned with him to the said Tavern when<lb></lb>
He the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n603-5">John Vestenburg</rs>
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did acquaint this<lb></lb>
Informant and his said Brother that his<lb></lb>
reason for desiring them to meet him the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n603-6">John Vestenburg</rs>
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as aforesaid was in order to<lb></lb>
Consult and advise with them in what Manner<lb></lb>
<del>they</del>
could assist one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n603-7">Thomas Wood</rs>
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then in Custody<lb></lb>
for Forgery, and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n603-8">John Vestenburg</rs>
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