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The Informations of Richard Lock< no role >
Shopman to Robert Horvey< no role > George or Leicester Fields
Liner. Draper and Charles Jealous< no role > of Bow Street
Covent Garden taken before me this first day of
February 1787

Who being on Oath say and first the said Richard
Lock
< no role > for himself saith that about three Months ago, a
Person calling himself Byron, came into Mr. Godge's
Shop aforesaid and ask'd to look at some Jaish Linens,
which were shewr, him, when he desired that some
Linens might be sent him to his Lodgings at Mr.
Stircks in Poland Street the next Morning. That the
next Morning this Informant with the Assistance of a
Porter carried right Pieces of Linen and several Pieces
of Handkerchiefs to said Byron's Lodgings in Poland
Street when said Byron made choice of four Piece
of Irish Linen and twelve Handkerchief amounting
in the whole to about Twenty one Pounds. That upon
being told by this Informant the amount of the
value of said Goods, said Byron replied "he believed
he had a Bill about the Amount" and taking the
Promessory Note now produced drawn by John
Mason
< no role > No. 4 Argyle Street Oxford Road , three
Months after date, to H. Byron Esqr. or order, for
the Payment of Twenty Five Pounds ten Shillings,
and dated London December 18th. 1786, out of his
Pocket, presented the same to this Informant in
Payment for said Goods; observing at the same time
that" he should not want any change but would
take it all out in Goods" That Informant told said
Byron that he could not take said Bill without
first making an Inquiry about it as he did not
know either of the Parties That said Byron repld.
"he was very willing that every enquiry should be
made before this Informant took the Bill" That this
Informant asked said Byron who Mr. Mason was
that was the drawer of the Bill when said Byron
replied that "Mr. Mason lived at No. 4 Argyle Street
[..] that he was [..] concerned with said Mason
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