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January 1697

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Middx
&
Westmr}
ss


The Informacon of Edward Smith< no role > in of
Hollowell Court in ye Psh of St Leonard
Shoreditch in ye County of Middx Weaver
& William Tooth< no role > of New Inn Yard in ye
Sd pish Weaver taken upon Oath before
me Sr Henry d: Colt< no role > Bart . one of his Maties.
Justices of ye peace for ye County of
Middx & Citty & Libty of Westmr this 25th:
day of January Ao. din 1696.

Who say that on Thursday last the 21th: instant about
five One Clock in the Evening walking homewards
togeather in St: Pauls Church yard London the
were mett by one Thomas Yorton< no role > a Tallow-
Chandler by Pfession, as they have Since understood
who Suppossing these Informts: to be Weavers Stopt
them and as bed them how Business went att
the Parliamt. house and told them it is reported
that they can raise twenty or thirty Thousand
meaning Weaters, and that they were a Company
of fooles then did not doe [..] ye and goe and
Shake the house about their Eares.

Jurat coram me
H: D: Cott

Edward Simkin< no role >
the mark of
[mark]
William Tooth< no role >




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