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<p n="538"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo361">Westminster</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n538-1">William Stereke</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of No.16 <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo362">Poland Street</rs>
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Saint James's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45033_occ111">Watchmaker</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45033_date110">1st.<lb></lb>
day of February 1787</rs>
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<p n="539">Who being upon Oath Saith, that on a Monday about<lb></lb>
the 12th. of January last a person calling himself "Byron"<lb></lb>
came to this Informants House and wanted to rent the<lb></lb>
second FloorThat this Informant knowing nothing of said<lb></lb>
Byron, asked him of whom he was to enquire for his<lb></lb>
Character, when said Byron referr'd him to the Master<lb></lb>
of the London <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo363">Coffee house</rs>
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, whether he went<del>be</del>
and enquired<lb></lb>
but could find no Account of himThat said Byron<lb></lb>
then referr'd this Informant to Mr. Mason No. 4 Argyle<lb></lb>
Street, with upon he said he was connected in a<lb></lb>
Coal Nine in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo364">Yorkshire</rs>
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That upon this Informant<lb></lb>
applying at No. 4 aforesaid <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n539-2">John Henry Aikles</rs>
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now<lb></lb>
present appeared and said that his Name was "Mason"<lb></lb>
and upon this Informants asking him if he knew Mr.<lb></lb>
Byron, he enquired "what Mr. ByronMr. Byron<lb></lb>
of Carshalton"this Informant replied "Yes"when<lb></lb>
said Aikles observed that he (Mr. Byron) was a<lb></lb>
Gentleman and a Man of Fortune and that this<lb></lb>
Informant was very Safe</p>
<p n="540">Sworn before Me this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45033_date111">1st. day of Febry 1787</rs>
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<p n="541">N Bonds.</p>
<p n="542"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n542-1">Wm. Sterek</rs>
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