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<p n="37">for ten Guineas and fite had them out one Tuesday<lb></lb>
last; And this<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Informant further saith that on<lb></lb>
Monday last he this Informant sold to the said Mr.<lb></lb>
Stephenson two hundred and twenty six Stones, other part<lb></lb>
of the above mentioned Diamonds, which weighted<lb></lb>
three Carrotts and our Grain, for twenty six pounds<lb></lb>
And further saith that on Tuesday last he this<lb></lb>
Informant went to several places and to the<lb></lb>
Exchange to sell more, he tried several people on<lb></lb>
Change who did not ofter a sufficient price<del>that</del>
<lb></lb>
amongst others he shewed them to one Wolf a Jew, who<lb></lb>
did not bids price enough, but oftered if he was to stand<lb></lb>
broker age he would get him a better Customer, to which<lb></lb>
this Informant agreed; says that by the Recommendation<lb></lb>
of said Wolf one Polock another Jew came to him<lb></lb>
and the first Agreement between them was for sale of<lb></lb>
twenty five small brilliants weighing from Carrotts and<lb></lb>
some thing more, the money for which amounted to twenty<lb></lb>
four pounds sixteen shillings<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
that<lb></lb>
the second beigain was for two stones weighing to in Carrotts,<lb></lb>
& as he this Informant they he an Eighth which he agreed in for<lb></lb>
Thirty two pounds being after the<obscured></obscured>
of eight pounds<obscured></obscured>
Polock musting to have the odd weigh not<lb></lb>
noticed as one of the stones had a black mark in it that<lb></lb>
polock paid him by a Draft on a Banker property & the Remainder<lb></lb>
in Cash except four shillings and then made him give Wolf<lb></lb>
a Guinea, adding that he would give him another<lb></lb>
That he this Informant carried the money to the Star<lb></lb>
Tavern in Coleman Street where Flint was waiting<lb></lb>
by Greenment and paid Flint the whole neccey reced<lb></lb>
and had only a little cold Beef to eat and a Glass of wine<lb></lb>
for his Trouble in this last business-And this Informant<lb></lb>
further saith that the said Flint gave him on the same<lb></lb>
day the two large Brilliant stones, now produced, and<lb></lb>
which weigh seven Carrotts two Grains and one eighth<lb></lb>
which he immediately carried to the said Mr. Stephenson<lb></lb>
and shewed to him, who said he thought he know there<lb></lb>
stones; that then had been some Dispute between a Mr.<lb></lb>
Levy and Mr. Cox about some Ear Rings is high were lost<lb></lb>
that he believed be had sold these very stones to Mr<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
on which this Informant replied if you think so let us<lb></lb>
weigh them and then seal them up; which was immediately<lb></lb>
done & whilst sealing up Mr. Stephenson<obscured></obscured>
said he know<lb></lb>
this Informant was not the Owner of these Stones, and as his if<lb></lb>
It was a fair Question, who was the Owner-that this Informant<lb></lb>
replied he never discovered his principal, but denied him to seal<lb></lb>
them up and he would meet him at two O'Clock the next day</p>
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