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Westminster to Wit

The Examination of Samuel Francis< no role >
charged with Felony by John White< no role >
of the Parish of St Clement Danes in the said
[..] City and Liberty Mercer
; and taken before me Nicholas Bond< no role > Esquire
one of his MAJESTY'S Justices of the Peace for the said City
and Liberty [..] , this 2nd Day of February
17 86

Who saith that he is 24 Years Old, was born at Cow
Cross -that his Father is Beadle and Overseers of Clerkenwell
that he is a Glass Cutter by trade, that he served his time to
Mr Lee in George Court Clerkenwell - that he hath been out of his
time 3 Years- [..] that he worked last for Mr Tidmark
in Gough Square - that he hath not worked for a Week - that
he lodges upon a Ground Floor at Mr. Dunns a Coachmaker in Newton Street
Holborn [..] that he
has lodged there about 4 Months - that his Wife is now there
and ill with an Inflamation - that he hath Known
Tatham about 12 Months - that he got acquainted with
him at the Saint Lukes Head in Old Street - that he hath
[..] not seen him for 2 Months [..] till this Morning - that he hath
[..] known Mc Donald about 2 Months - that he
never spoke to him till within this fortnight - that he
got acquainted with him at the White Horse in Fans Alley