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The Information of Simon Harris< no role > of No. 5
meeting House Yard Gravel Lane Houndsditch
Cloathsman taken before me Nicholas Bond< no role >
Esquire this Eleventh Day of August 1789

Who being upon Oath saith, that some time in the Month of
March last, to the best of this Informants recollection, as he was
calling old Cloaths in Denzill Street Clarr Market, a Person
now present who calls herself Ann Massley Call'd to this
Informant from the Window of the first Floor of a House [..]
in the said Street and which floor was over a Coopers Shop; that
Informant went up stairs to said Ann Massley< no role > who as soon
as he entered her room ask'd him if he would buy any
Pencil Lead, said Massley at the some Time was holding
a small Lump of Black Lead in her HandThat he this
Informant told said Ann Massley< no role > that as he was not
a Judge of the Value of Black Lead,saidthat if she
would lot him have a small Sample, he would make Enquires
as to the Value and give her an answer; at some Time Informant
asked said Manssley what she Expected per pound for said
Lead, who answered a Guniea; that said Massley then
gave Informant the small Lump of Lead which she held
in her hand, and Informant left herThat having Shown the
sd. Lump of Lead to a person who was a Judge of the Article, said
person advised Informant to ascertain the Quantity said Woman
had to dispose of, whereupon Informant the next day went
again to said John Massleys Appartment in Denzil Street for
that purpose, when said Massley produced a Quantity of Black
Lead, which she caused to be weighed at a Chandler Shop at the
Corner of White Hart Yard Stanhope Street on the presence of Informant
whenand it was found to Weight Five pounds and an half wanting
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