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23d day of December 1704
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Lord Mayor
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This Informt. Saith That on or about the 12th day
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of September last past (being then a
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Robert Middleton
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the Sign of me City of Norwich
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an alehouse in
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Robert
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Oliver
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John Collyer
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Came into his said Masters
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house & Sent for Some meat to Eat in the said
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House and this Informt. further Saith that about
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an hour after they Came into his said Masters
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House he this Informant hearing a great Noise
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in the Roome where the said Oliver & Collyer were
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he this Informt. thereupon looked this a little
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hole wth. is made into the Roome where the said
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Oliver & Collyer were and did then see the said
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Oliver breeches downe to his knees as likewise the said
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Collyer was in the same posture with the sd.
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olivers Belly to the said Collyers back side
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Whereupon this Informt. bursed into the Roome
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& Surprized them. whereupon this Informt. Charged
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a Constable wth them who Carried them to Severall
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Justices of the peace but could not
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found any at
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home whereupon they desired to go to a Tavern
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which the Constable accordingly did then the said
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Oliver & Collyer Cried & Desired both this Informt.
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& the Constable to take no Notice of this Fact fer
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that they were very soory for the Same & would
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never Court the like againe or used wores to
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that or the like Effect
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ye mke of
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Shaw
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Jur die & anno Suptd
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cor me:
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Buckingham Mayor
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at one Mr. Kings a Foundr in
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Little
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