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The Information of Paul Planche< no role > taken before me this 11-day
of August 1758

Who being upon Oath Says, that about Six Months agoe he was sent forby John Fielding< no role >
Esqr . to his House in Bow Street Covent Garden , in order to acquaint this Informant
that a Complaint had been made against him for keeping a Billiard Table, and further
told him that he wod. have him Prosecuted it he did not Stop Playing, but notwithstanding
that this Informant made several Applications afterwards to the said Justice for Leave
to Play but was Possitively told by the said Justice that he shod. Play no more, And this
Informt. Says Seen afterwards one thomas Derien came to this Informant's house telling
him he had got two Friends that were the Justice's Clerk's aquaintance [..] who he beleived wod,
Speak to the Justice in this Informants behalf and by that means this Informt. wod. be
Permitted to go on with his Play, That about ten Days afterwards this Informant mett
the said Thomas Deriens< no role > and two other Persons whose names are James Kenny< no role > and
Thomas Cofey< no role > at the two blue Ports in Maiden Lane who altogether told this Informant that his buisness was Doneandthat
he might go on with his Billiard Tablebutand wod. not be Molerted any more,
but that he this Informt. must give them five guineas more (they having had two
Guineas before of this Informant) that upon giving them the Money, the said therein
Persons gave him a Joint Promissory Note [..] to return the Money it in case this
Informant shod. be afterwards Molested, which Note is in the following Words, ( to wit)
Wee Jointly or Seporetly Promise to Pay to Mr. Paul Planche five Pounds Five
shillings in Case he should be Molested by Mr.Justice Fielding in regard of
continuing his Billiard Table at his house the Mount Pelier Coffee house in King
Street Soke, St. Ann's & us, games Kenny, Fele Cofey, thomas Deriens ,
and this Informant says that he was cheated and Depended of the Sum of, Seven guineas by
abovesaid Persons in the manner aforesaid. and the Informt. Says that before he met
the aforesaid there Persons at the [..] Ports, they sert for him several time [..]
to the Kings head in General Street, that there the said Derien told this
Informt. one time, that he could not find Mr. Fielding's Clark at Home, he told
him another time, that the Clerk was believes, and he could not speak with him,
but that at another time, the said Derien told this Informt. that his buisness
was done, meaning as this Informt. Understood that he had obtained Leave
to Continue his Billiard Table, And this Informt. says that he then went
witt the said Derien to the Clave Ports, where he met Kenny, and Copy, and
Says that when of the aforesaid Persons, told this Informt. that he meet pay five
guineas, [..] he replyed, that he had already Paid their [..] two guineas, And
this Informt. further says, that the aforesaid Derien, and as he beleives, by the
Direction of the aforesaid Henry told this Informt. that that two guineas were
for their over trouble, and further says that they all then assmed him he might
contrive his Billiard Table with safety, and without fear of being disturbed, by
Mr. Fielding And says the said Derien told this Informt. that he had done this, to serve him
and not out of any Interect and that he shod. not have paid the said five Guineas if he had not [..]
beleived that they had obtained the aforesaid Permission for him to Play,
for that it was a Large Sun for him to Pay,

Paul Planche< no role >

Sworn before me this
11th. Day of August 1758}

Thos Durham< no role >