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<p n="393">The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n393-1">John Murfey</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ128">Watchman</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before Sr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n393-2">Jno Fleet</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ129">Knt</rs>
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. Lord Maior of the Citty of<lb></lb>
London & one of there Majties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ130">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said Citty this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15004_date65">8 day of March 1692</rs>
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<p n="394"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n394-1">John Murfey</rs>
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Informt Saieth he being Watchman att the stand<lb></lb>
in one Change corner on Sunday Morning last betwixt one &<lb></lb>
two a clock in the Morning being the fifth of March instant Mr<lb></lb>
Wade the Constable calling this Informt of from his stand went<lb></lb>
to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo266">Shippard Taverne</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo267">Cheapside</rs>
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& goeing into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo268">Shippard Court</rs>
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hearing Musick the Constable and this Informt went into the<lb></lb>
house where this Informt saw threemen the Constable asked<lb></lb>
what Company there was in the house they told him only<lb></lb>
a Pson of quality and but the Constable goe up Staires<lb></lb>
to disturbe him if he durst this Informt goeing up Staires<lb></lb>
with the Constable saw a Pson playing upon a Harpe &<lb></lb>
one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n394-2">Wm Cooke</rs>
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with a flaske of wine in one hand and a<lb></lb>
Glase in the other and Mr Sheppard the Master of the house<lb></lb>
in bed in the said roome whereupon the Constable comitted<lb></lb>
the Misitionr & <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n394-3">Wm Cooke</rs>
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to the Compter & this Informt goeing<lb></lb>
with them thither & comeing back to the said Taverne wth<lb></lb>
the Constable the Constable Knockt sevall times att the doore<lb></lb>
att length a man came to the doore & told the Constable the<lb></lb>
Mr had the Keyes up staires & could not open itt & the<lb></lb>
man asked Mr Constable what business he had their &<lb></lb>
the Constable Comanding in the Kings name to open the door<lb></lb>
which being done the Constable meet with an abuseve pson<lb></lb>
and ordered him to be carried to the Compter then a<lb></lb>
Drawer comeing downe Staires told the Constable that a<lb></lb>
Lord would spake with him above the Constable answerd<lb></lb>
if he had any thing to say to him he might come down<lb></lb>
if he pleased and then the Lord came downe & told the<lb></lb>
Constable he had but three sarts with him & he had<lb></lb>
Comitted two of them & comanded them to fetch them<lb></lb>
out or else he would lay him by the heales and Monday<lb></lb>
the Constable answered his Authority did not extend<lb></lb>
so farr</p>
<p n="395">Taken acknowledged and sworne ye<lb></lb>
Day and yeare abovesaid<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n395-1">John Fleet</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ131">Major</rs>
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<p n="396"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n396-1">John Murfee</rs>
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