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<p n="577">And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n577-1">William Heald</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith that he is also a Clerk to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n577-2">Robert</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n577-3">Henry Drummand</rs>
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and Company<lb></lb>
Bankers at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo204">Charing Cross</rs>
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that one Saturday<lb></lb>
Morning last a person now present who calls<lb></lb>
himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n577-4">William Lewis</rs>
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brought a Draft to<lb></lb>
to following purport</p>
<p n="578">Messrs. Drummond</p>
<p n="579">Pay the bearer the sum of Forty eight<lb></lb>
pounds eighteen Shillings and place it to the<lb></lb>
account of</p>
<p n="580">J Pownall</p>
<p n="581">Septr 10. 1774</p>
<p n="582">and tendered the same to this Informant for<lb></lb>
payment thereof upon which this Informant<lb></lb>
desired him to write his name upon the back<lb></lb>
thereof which he did by the name of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n582-1">Thos. Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
then this Informant went backwards and shewed<lb></lb>
the said Draft to the other Informant George<lb></lb>
Wheelley who being of opinion it was aforged Draft<lb></lb>
Mr Drummond directed this Informant to procure<lb></lb>
a Constable and take the person who had brought<lb></lb>
it for payment into Custody which he did</p>
<p n="583">And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n583-1">John Pownall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45021_occ81">Esquirer</rs>
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<lb></lb>
forsurname='Drummond' himself saith that<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
he keeps Cash at <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n583-2">Robert</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n583-3">Henry<lb></lb>
Drummonds</rs>
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& Company at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo205">Charing Cross</rs>
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that on<lb></lb>
Friday Morning last a Clerk of Messr. Drummond<lb></lb>
came to this Informant shewed him the first<lb></lb>
abovementioned Draft now produced and desired<lb></lb>
to know of this Informant whether he had drawn<lb></lb>
it and if it was of his hand Writing upon which<lb></lb>
this Informant gave for answer that he had<lb></lb>
never made any such Draft and that the same<lb></lb>
was a forged Draft and this Informant further<lb></lb>
saith that upon being acquainted of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n583-4">William<lb></lb>
Lewis</rs>
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being taken into Custody he hath attended<lb></lb>
the Examination this Day and upon Examining</p>
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