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Eleanor Holwell
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taken before Us two of his Majestys
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for the said
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County.
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Who being severally upon Oath say and first
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this Informant Abraham Wickham for himself
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Saith that he is a
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read that about Nine
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o'Clock this Morning on his return home from
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he saw the person now
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in
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Company with four or five, other men standing
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in the Gateway of the Hampsherd Yard Saint
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Giles when this Informant on passing by looked
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to see what they had Assembled together for
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when he observed a Stool standing on the
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Gronnst and three Cups on the Stool and
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one of the Men playing with the Cups and
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Some Balls when a Conversation took
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Place with this Informant and one of the
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Men who offered to lay this Informant any
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Money that a Ball was under the Cup
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when this Informant send he was very certain
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the Ball was not under the Cup pulled three
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Guineas out of his pocket for the purpose of laying a Wager
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when one of the Men immediately Served
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this Informant by the hand and by force
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took the said three Guineas out of his
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