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<p n="90">man and said that he was a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ37">Distiller</rs>
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and lived<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo114">old Bond Street</rs>
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the other man desired Watson to<lb></lb>
read the receipt which he did and found it to be as<lb></lb>
before described, and it was then proposed by both of<lb></lb>
them that this Informant should have Eighty Guineas<lb></lb>
for his Shaw, which being Agreed to, the other man<lb></lb>
left Watson with, this Informant pretending he was<lb></lb>
going to a friend to get the Money in about half an<lb></lb>
hour he returned Saying his friend was not at home<lb></lb>
but was gone to the Bank to fetch Money and wou'd<lb></lb>
not return till about two or three o' Clock it was then<lb></lb>
proposed that Watson shoud keep the purse and the<lb></lb>
Ring and that this Informant with the other man<lb></lb>
Shoud meet at the said Watsons house in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo115">old Bond<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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to conclude the Business, and this Informant<lb></lb>
further saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n90-1">John Watson</rs>
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then proposed<lb></lb>
to him that he Shou'd deposit what money he had<lb></lb>
in his Pocket us a Security for his meeting the other<lb></lb>
man at Watson house at five o' Clock that this Informant<lb></lb>
then took from his Pocket two Guineas and a half<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
in Gold and Seven Shillings and Six pence in Silver<lb></lb>
which he laid upon the Table and which said Sum<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n90-2">John Watson</rs>
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took up from the Table put it<lb></lb>
into the Purse and Immediately Run down Stairs<lb></lb>
out at the door and went off as hard as he could run</p>
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