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The Information of
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Robert
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Chaplin
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William Craggs
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William Smith
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and
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John Watts
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taken before me this 26th.. day
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of August 1782.
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Who being on Oath say and first the said
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Henry Hersey
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Aston
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for himself says that a Person now Present who calls himself
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Henry Lavell
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was his Servant and absconded on or about
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Friday sevenight last and stole a Gold Watch now produced
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this Informants Property, as well as a Gold Chain now produced
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And further says that two Orders for Payment of Money
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now produced were not drawn by this Informant nor by
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his Order or Authority, but are false forged and counterfeited.
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And the said
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Robert Chaplin
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says that he is a Porter at Mr.
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Brewers in the Piazza
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Covent Garden
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That the said
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Henry
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Lavell
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lodged in his Master's house on Friday Night last and
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on Saturday morning he desired to have Ten Ink & Paper
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which this Informant carried to himthat said
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Henry Lavell
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shortly after rung the Bill and gave this Informant an
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Order for Payment of Money
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now produced
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purporting to be the Order of H H Aston No.. 12 Lower Seymour Street Portman Square on Mrs.. Drummond
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Charing Cross
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, for the Payment of Five Pounds five Shillings
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to the Bearer or Ordertelling this Informant at the same
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time that "he was to carry the said Order to Mr.. Drummonds
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and receive five Guineas" and added that "he this Informants
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must sign his Name on the Back of it"; but which was not
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required at the time of Payment. That he received the five
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Guineas and carried the same to the said Lavell. That
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