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<p n="545">"in a Coal Mine and had great connections with<lb></lb>
"him and had taken Many Bills of him and that<lb></lb>
"the Bill would be paid when due" That Informant<lb></lb>
told said Byron that he would make enquires about<lb></lb>
said Bill and if he approved of said Bill would<lb></lb>
send him the Goods. That Informant sent home all<lb></lb>
the Goods by the Porter and immediately went<lb></lb>
himself to No. 4 Argyle Street and knocked at the<lb></lb>
Door when a Lad came to the Door of whom he<lb></lb>
enquired for Mr. Mason, who replied that "he was<lb></lb>
at home" and shewed this Informant into a Parlour<lb></lb>
observing that he would call Mr. Mason to him. That<lb></lb>
in a short space of time a Person now present calling<lb></lb>
himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n545-1">John Henry Aickles</rs>
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came into said Parlour<lb></lb>
when this Informant asked said Aickles if his Name<lb></lb>
was Mason who replied that "it was" That this<lb></lb>
Informant then took the said Promissory Note not produced<lb></lb>
out of his Pocket and Presented it to said Aickles<lb></lb>
asking said Aickles if it was drawn by him who<lb></lb>
replied" that it was and that it should be paid when<lb></lb>
it because due "after which this Informant came<lb></lb>
away, That about three Days after this, said Byron<lb></lb>
(whose France this Informant believes to be Smith or Persons)<lb></lb>
came to Mr. George's Shop and ask'd whether they<lb></lb>
intended to<del>be</del>
take said Promissory Note when<lb></lb>
Mr. Yedge replied in the Negative and upon said<lb></lb>
Byron alias Smith's going out of the Shop he was<lb></lb>
taken into custody charged with defrauding Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n545-2">John Lee</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45033_geo370">Charing Cross</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45033_occ113">Hosier</rs>
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of about Nine<lb></lb>
Pair of Stockings. And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n545-3">Charles Jealous</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for himself saith that he hath Known the<lb></lb>
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Person now present calling himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n545-4">John Henry Aickles</rs>
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for about three Years<lb></lb>
and never know him go by the Name of<lb></lb>
Mason, and further Says that a Bill of Exchange<lb></lb>
now produced drawn by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n545-5">John Mason</rs>
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on <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45033_n545-6">William<lb></lb>
Windham</rs>
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