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to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50640_n33-1">Henry Bowen</rs>
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<lb></lb>
at Mr Watson & the Sign of the<lb></lb>
Ship the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50640_geo1">Corner of Oghe Street</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50640_geo2">Saint Mary<lb></lb>
Le Bone</rs>
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- taken before me one<lb></lb>
of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50640_occ3">Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace</rs>
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for the said County</p>
<p n="34">Who being upon Oath saith that about two<lb></lb>
o Clock in the afternoon of Sunday last this<lb></lb>
Inform out was in The Tap Room of the Honed<lb></lb>
of Mr Watson eating his Dinner when a person<lb></lb>
now prevent who call & himself <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50640_n34-1">Thomas Benson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
came in and asked this Informant for a Bit of his<lb></lb>
Bacon which hear as eating & Sat down beside<lb></lb>
this Informant and took some to Bacon the said Thomas<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
en stayed some time with him & asked<lb></lb>
himself he would take a walk with him Benson<lb></lb>
lend a Shilling down upon the Table & Sold this<lb></lb>
Informant it was to pay his reckening he gave<lb></lb>
this Informant another Shilling into his hand<lb></lb>
under the Table. then this Informant and the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50640_n34-2">Thomas Benson</rs>
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went out together into the<lb></lb>
fields near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50640_geo3">Portland Chappel</rs>
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from thence they<lb></lb>
went to the Turks head in Harley Street and<lb></lb>
Bank Home Beer then Benson told this<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
he was surprized that he should Lodge<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
bbic Honor if he would come & Lodge<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
him he should be welcome & also told him<lb></lb>
that he would put him int an easier way of<lb></lb>
getting Money then by Working so hard he then<lb></lb>
gave this Informant a Guinea & told him<lb></lb>
that it was a better Shilling than the other<lb></lb>
was that it would help him to get better Cloath<lb></lb>
then Benson asked this Informant to go over<lb></lb>
the fields with him which this Informant at from<lb></lb>
refused but at last consented when they came</p>
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