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<p n="397"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1692/93<lb></lb>
March<lb></lb>
8</note>
<lb></lb>
The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n397-1">Samuell Wall</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before the Right Honble Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n397-2">John Fleet</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ132">Kt</rs>
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: Lord Major of ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo269">City of London</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
one of their Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ133">Justices of<lb></lb>
the peace</rs>
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for ye said City, ye <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15004_date66">eighth<lb></lb>
day of March 1692</rs>
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<p n="398">The Said Informant Saith That on Sunday morning last<lb></lb>
being ye 5th: day of March instant he coming along with<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n398-1">Nicholas Wade</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ134">Constable</rs>
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into ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo270">Shepperd Taverne</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo271">Cheapside</rs>
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about two of ye clocke in ye morning he<lb></lb>
this Informant hearing Musick went with the Said Constan<lb></lb>
ble up Staires into the room where Mr. Shepperd lay, he<lb></lb>
being then in bed where this Informant found a person<lb></lb>
playing on a Harpe, and another person was drinking<lb></lb>
with a Flaske in one hand and a glasse in the other,<lb></lb>
So the Constable telling them he wondred they should key<lb></lb>
Such bad houres and So ordered them to be carryed to<lb></lb>
the Counter And afterward this Informant and ye Constable<lb></lb>
coming down staires into ye passage leading into ye said Tavern<lb></lb>
there were two men who gave ye Constable very abusive<lb></lb>
language Saying he was a pimpe and that they cared not A<lb></lb>
Sart for them Whereupon the Constable committed them to ye<lb></lb>
Counter And the Constable being informed that some of the<lb></lb>
Persons he had Committed belonged to a person of quality<lb></lb>
and that there was a Lord above would Speak with him<lb></lb>
this Informant did advise ye Constable not to go up for<lb></lb>
that they might do him Some mischief with their swords<lb></lb>
and thereupon the Constable refused to go up to the Lord<lb></lb>
Then A <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ135">Gentleman</rs>
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came down to ye Constable and told<lb></lb>
him yt: he was a poor of ye Realme and that they were<lb></lb>
his Servants whom ye Constable had committed & comanded<lb></lb>
ye Constable to Fetch them back again or else he would<lb></lb>
lay ye Constable by ye heels on Munday. To which the<lb></lb>
Constable answered it was not in his power to fetch<lb></lb>
you. back being he had committed them</p>
<p n="399">Taken acknowledged and Sworne.<lb></lb>
ye day and yeare abovesaid<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n399-1">John Fleet</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ136">Mayor</rs>
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<p n="400"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n400-1">Samll Wall</rs>
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