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<p n="18">The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15016_n18-1">Benjamin Shaw</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15016_geo15">Chiswell Street</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15016_occ5">Labour</rs>
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taken this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15016_date7">23d day of December 1704</rs>
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before <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15016_occ6">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15016_n18-2">Owen<lb></lb>
Buckingham</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15016_occ7">Knt</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15016_occ8">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15016_geo16">City<lb></lb>
of London</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="19">This Informt. Saith That on or about the 12th day<lb></lb>
of September last past (being then a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15016_occ9">Servant</rs>
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to Mrs<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15016_n19-1">Robert Middleton</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15016_geo17">the Sign of me City of Norwich</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
an alehouse in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15016_geo18">Bishop gate street</rs>
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) one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15016_n19-2">Robert<lb></lb>
Oliver</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15016_n19-3">John Collyer</rs>
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Came into his said Masters<lb></lb>
house & Sent for Some meat to Eat in the said<lb></lb>
House and this Informt. further Saith that about<lb></lb>
an hour after they Came into his said Masters<lb></lb>
House he this Informant hearing a great Noise<lb></lb>
in the Roome where the said Oliver & Collyer were<lb></lb>
he this Informt. thereupon looked this a little<lb></lb>
hole wth. is made into the Roome where the said<lb></lb>
Oliver & Collyer were and did then see the said<lb></lb>
Oliver breeches downe to his knees as likewise the said<lb></lb>
Collyer was in the same posture with the sd.<lb></lb>
olivers Belly to the said Collyers back side<lb></lb>
Whereupon this Informt. bursed into the Roome<lb></lb>
& Surprized them. whereupon this Informt. Charged<lb></lb>
a Constable wth them who Carried them to Severall<lb></lb>
Justices of the peace but could not<del>be found</del>
found any at<lb></lb>
home whereupon they desired to go to a Tavern<lb></lb>
which the Constable accordingly did then the said<lb></lb>
Oliver & Collyer Cried & Desired both this Informt.<lb></lb>
& the Constable to take no Notice of this Fact fer<lb></lb>
that they were very soory for the Same & would<lb></lb>
never Court the like againe or used wores to<lb></lb>
that or the like Effect</p>
<p n="20">ye mke of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15016_n20-1">Ben:<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Shaw</rs>
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</p>
<p n="21">Jur die & anno Suptd<lb></lb>
cor me:<lb></lb>
Buckingham Mayor</p>
<p n="22"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15016_n22-1">Ben: Shaw</rs>
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at one Mr. Kings a Foundr in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15016_geo19">Little<lb></lb>
Shrew Liberry alley</rs>
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in<obscured></obscured>
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