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<p n="1939"> <del>Memorial</del>
<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45018_geo812">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n1939-1">Peter Lantier</rs>
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Oath before us two<del>three</del>
of his Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45018_occ238">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of Middx the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45018_date110">26th day of May<lb></lb>
1772</rs>
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Who saith as follows Viz</p>
<p n="1940">J, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n1940-1">Peter Lantier</rs>
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, French Merchant having<lb></lb>
Some goods to Sell: I pray'd one Friend of mine,<lb></lb>
Called Joseph Bans, to find for me a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45018_occ239">Merchant</rs>
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to buy my Goods.</p>
<p n="1941">The said Joseph Bans promised me to do it, &<lb></lb>
the Misfortune to direct himself to a Jew, this Jew<lb></lb>
who<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
is of a little Stature, & without doubt of a<lb></lb>
Little Conscience, Said to him, that he Knew a<lb></lb>
Merchant mightly Rich, & who was able to buy for<lb></lb>
a Thousand pounds of Goods for ready Money &<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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besides Said to him that that Merchant had House<lb></lb>
in Town & House in the County, Ships upon the<lb></lb>
Sea & a great trade in the English Iland<lb></lb>
(Colonies) this little Jew asked to the Said<lb></lb>
Bans, his Directions the Said Bans gave it<lb></lb>
Some Days after this pretended; & famous<lb></lb>
Merchant went to the Said Bans to See The<lb></lb>
goods, he did See Some of it, & ask'd when he<lb></lb>
he Cou'd See Them all, They answered to him<lb></lb>
that he Cou'd not See Them but in The latter<lb></lb>
End of The Week.</p>
<p n="1942">Saturday Following, about Eight o Clock in The<lb></lb>
Evening, This Little Jew, pretended Broker, but in</p>
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