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<p n="1681">2d Decemr. 1715</p>
<p n="1682">That in the morning of the said 4th. Instant before the Court<lb></lb>
Sat two of the Apprentices in this Hospital were by Warrant from<lb></lb>
the Right honble. <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20204_occ2332">sr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20204_n1682-1">Cha: Peers</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20204_occ2334">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of this City<lb></lb>
carried before his Lordship and examined upon Oath and their<lb></lb>
Informations taken in writeing Sent to the said Court which were<lb></lb>
as followes vizt.</p>
<p n="1683">The Information of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20204_n1683-1">William Brown</rs>
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aged about<lb></lb>
Seventeen years taken on Oath this day</p>
<p n="1684">This Informant Sayth That on ye 20th. of Octor. Last<lb></lb>
being the Anniversary day of the Coronation of his Majesty<lb></lb>
King George in the Evening of the Same day there was ten Shillings<lb></lb>
given among the Blew Coat Boys of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20204_geo942">Bridewell Hospital</rs>
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to drink<lb></lb>
under the Gateway of the said Hospital For their, Service which they had<lb></lb>
before done in working the Engine at the Late fire in <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20204_geo943">the Strand</rs>
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<lb></lb>
That Some of the Said Blew Coat Boys put Powder in the Key<lb></lb>
hole of the Gate and that as soon as the Bounce was given the sd<lb></lb>
Boys gave a Lowd Hollow and fled imediately to the Gateway and<lb></lb>
the Lock not being Blown open with the said Powder) Tho. Atkins<lb></lb>
the Turnley told them if they had put halfe as much powder it wou'd<lb></lb>
have done if they had put it right and imediately the said Gate<lb></lb>
was openedThat <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20204_n1684-2">James Male</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20204_n1684-23">Roger Gething</rs>
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Brandham<lb></lb>
andHarris, the <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20204_occ2335">Beadles</rs>
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of the said Hospital might have<lb></lb>
hindred & prevented halfe of the said Boys goeing out of the<lb></lb>
Yard where this Informant was among them but none of the sd.<lb></lb>
Beadles did offer to hinder or prevent themThat this Informant<lb></lb>
was forced out by <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20204_n1684-3">Thomas Prichard</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20204_n1684-3" type="surname" value="Prichard"></interp>
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one of the said Boys which<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20204_n1684-4">Thomas Prichard</rs>
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then said to this Informant that he could<lb></lb>
not trust this Informant with a Stick because he was a Presbi<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
That when the said Boys were out of the Gateway the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20204_n1684-5">Roger Gethin</rs>
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told ye said Boys that they might go in when they would<lb></lb>
for that their names were taken downThat presently after<lb></lb>
Severall men came & encouraged the said Blew Coat Boys out<lb></lb>
Saying That my Lord Pelhams Mobb was come down to Fight<lb></lb>
them That a Great number of the said Blew Coat Boys went<lb></lb>
about the Streets gathering money of People for a Boufire and</p>
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