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<p n="649"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo399">Middlesex</rs>
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To Wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n649-1">John Shoolbred</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15083_date48">27th. day of March 1772</rs>
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<p n="650">Who being upon Oath says that he was one of the Underwriters to<lb></lb>
a Policy of Insurance on the Vessel Polly <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n650-4">Thos. Stroud</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ224">Master</rs>
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bound from London to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo400">Africa</rs>
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& back to London which Policy<lb></lb>
was dated the 3rd. March 1770 that by Virtue of two protests now<lb></lb>
produced purporting to be protests of Henry Eastwick this<lb></lb>
Informant and the other Underwriters were obliged to pay and did pay<lb></lb>
the Monies insured on the said Ship and this Informant further<lb></lb>
says that he is informed and verily believes that at the Time<lb></lb>
the said<del>Protests were order</del>
Monies were paid a Person in Cork in Ireland whose<lb></lb>
name is <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n650-1">William Sheys</rs>
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had in his Possession for the Use of<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n650-2">Henry Eastwick</rs>
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one hundred and thirty six Pounds which<lb></lb>
he had received for Gold Dust which had been saved out of<lb></lb>
the said Ship and that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n650-3">Henry Eastwick</rs>
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afterwards<lb></lb>
received the said Money for the said Gold Dust and applied<lb></lb>
the same to his own Use without giving any Account thereof<lb></lb>
to this Informant or any of the Underwriters whereby this<lb></lb>
Informant and the other Underwriters are defrauded of<lb></lb>
the Sum of one hundred and thirty six Pounds</p>
<p n="651">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15083_date49">March 27. 1772</rs>
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<p n="652"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n652-1">John Shoolbred</rs>
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