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The Information of William Claxton< no role > taken before me
this 7th. day of August 1773

Who being upon Oath says, that about three Weeks ago believes it
to be Wednesday or Thursday fortnight, about 5 o Clock in the afternoon
as this Informant was drinking at the three Tuns door in New
Street Shoe Lane , William Cox< no role > This name instance is in set 3645. now present came by and told
this Informant he wanted to speak with him, that this Informant
appointed him to came to this Informants house that the said William
Cox< no role > came soon after and shewed this Informant a Hundred Pound
Bank Note and desired this Informant to Put it off for him and asked
this Informant whether he would go with him to Bristol telling him he
had a Relation there, that they both set off in a Post Chaise which they
tired at the White Horse near Grays Inn Lane the Saturday Morning
following Intending to go to Bristol, that they Stopped at Reading
there being a Fair there that day, & put up at the George, that this
Informant went out and purchased two Grey Horses with the said
hundred pound Bank Note for about twenty five pounds and received
a £50 Bank Note and the Remainder in Cash, says He Carried the said
£50 Bank Note to the Bank and received three £10 Bank Notes and
the remainder in Cash, Says the said Notes were made payable to this
Informant says he returned the sold Notes and Cash to the said
Wiliam Cox< no role > , Says this Informant sold one of the said Grey Horses to
a Gentleman in Hatton Tun Yard for £14..14..0 which he paid to
the said William Cox< no role > , and the other the said William Cox< no role > now has, and
believes he keeps it at Dancers in Hatton Wall. [mark]

Sworn before me
August 7. 1773
W Kelynge

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William [mark] Claxton< no role >
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