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The Information of Edeth Mathews< no role > & John Laughton< no role >
agt. Crompton Billington< no role > taken this twenty seventh
of November Dom 1693 before St Edwd. Clarke< no role >
& Aldernd one of their Majties Justices of ye Pence for
City.

Edeth Matthews< no role > Saith upon her Oath yt Crompton
Billington< no role > lately her Servt . did abt. 13 days since des [..]
her Service he being sent on an errand with a dozen
hatbands abt. the time of his goeing from her she do
depose yt she missed things belonging to her trade wch.
she doth Vehemently Suspect him to have Stolen
& Further she saith that. She often Sent him with good
to divers of her Customers to value of abt. forty shillings
wch. he never delivered but Converted to his one use &
further she saith not

Jurat die et anno
Supr dict Coram me

Edw Clarke< no role >

Edeth Matthews< no role >

The Information of John Laughton< no role > taken at
Fryer

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John Laughton< no role > Saith upon Oath yt this Crompton
Billington did lately come to his house in ye name of
Edeth Mathews< no role > his Mistris pretending she sent him &
did there aske for receive of him this deponent nine
Silver girdle buckles 1 P of Shoe buckels & 6 other Girdle
buckles all of Sliver to ye Value of fifty Shillings
this Deponent In Laughton doth say further yt this Cromp-
ton Billington did come to his house on Saturday night
last & be speake of him 12 girdle buckles of Silver
more pretending that he was sent by her Mistris &
further he this deponent Saith not

Jurat die Etc Ano Surp dick
Coram me

Edw Clarke< no role >

John Laughton< no role >

The Information of Wm. Matthews< no role > Taken upon
Oath as aforesaid Iber ye 26 1693.

London: ss

William Matthews< no role > Saith upon Oath yt he knoweth this
Crompton Billington his Mothers Servt. & Knoweth his