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<p n="559">Sixth Day of January last upon which this Informant <lb></lb>
redeemed the same and now her it in his Possession<lb></lb>
And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n559-1">Thomas Jones</rs>
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for himself that he<lb></lb>
is a Servant to Mr. Careless Pawnbroker in Fox Court<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo425">Gray's Inn Lane</rs>
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that he knows the person now present<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n559-2">Thomas Gregory</rs>
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that upon the Sixth<lb></lb>
day of January last the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n559-3">Thomas Gregory</rs>
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came to<lb></lb>
his Master's shop and pawned<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a Five Guinea<lb></lb>
Pieces for Five pound one Shilling and three pence<lb></lb>
upon the other Informant Joseph Faikneys enquiriy<lb></lb>
this Informant produced the said Five Guinea Piece<lb></lb>
which Mr: Faikney Immediately redeemed and paid<lb></lb>
Five Pounds one Shilling and three Pence for the same</p>
<p n="560">And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n560-1">William Merle</rs>
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for himself saith<lb></lb>
that he is an <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ106">Apprentice</rs>
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to Mr Cox refiner in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo426">Little Britain</rs>
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<lb></lb>
that about the latter End of January or begining of February<lb></lb>
last in the Dusk of the Evening a Person came into his<lb></lb>
Masters Shop and there Sold a Piece of Gold Coin<lb></lb>
called a Five Guinea Piece For Melling for which the<lb></lb>
Sum of Five Pounds three Shillings was paid that<lb></lb>
from the Size and appearance of the person now present<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n560-2">Thomas Gregory</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45023_n560-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
this Informant<lb></lb>
believes that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n560-3">Thomas Gregory</rs>
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was the person<lb></lb>
who came into his Master's Shop and Sold the said<lb></lb>
Five Guinea Piece as aforesaid</p>
<p n="561">Severally Sworn before Us<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45023_date43">First day of April 1775</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n561-1">John Cox</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n561-2">Geo. Reid</rs>
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</p>
<p n="562"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n562-1">Mary Faikney</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n562-2">Joseph Faikney</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n562-3">Thos. Jones</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n562-4">Wm Merle</rs>
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