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The Informacon of
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Edward Newton
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of London
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Silk Thrower
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taken upon Oath before me this
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11th
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day of May 1715
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This Informt deposeth that
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on Saturday the thirtieth day of
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Aprill last about seven a Clock in the Evening this Informt. meeting with one
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Mr. Lister this Depts. particular acquaintance neare the Royall Exchange was
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pressed very much to go with him on board a certain Vessell called the Parker
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Yatch or Frigott lying in the
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River of Thames
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where this Informt. was informed
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he Should meet with one
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Nicholas Parker
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who had asked this Informt. the
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Same day in the morning to go on board the said Frigott, wch tis Informt. then
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refused to doe not careing for the said Parkers Company, but was at last prvailed
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on by the said Lister to goe along with him in order to goe on board the said Frigat
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and this Informt. & the said Lister with one
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Wm Rice
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a stranger to this Informt. but
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intimately acquainted with the said Parker took a Boat at
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Billingsgate
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for that
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purpose but meeting the said Parker in his returne from the said Vessell this
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Informt. did not goe on board but returned with the said Parker Lister and
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Rice to the Dog Taverne at Billingsgate about Eight a clock in the Evening
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of the said thirtyeth day of Aprill at which time this Informant and the
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said Parker Lister and Rice Satt down to drink a Bottle of Wine in the said
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Taverne, and this Informt. positively saith that when this Informt sat down
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with his said Company in the sd Taverne, he this Informant had in his Coat pocket
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on the left side in a Money Bagg twisted round about in English & French Ginueas
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Broad peices of Gole and Pistoles the Sume of One hundred & thirty pounds at
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least which this Informant had been collecting with an intent (together wth
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other money this Informant expected to have received that day) to discharge
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a Note of this Informants hand for One hundred fifty Eight pounds Eighteen
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Shillings wch) lay for paymt. at Mr. Atwells a Goldsmith in
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Exchange alley
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And this Informant positively Saith that from the time of the coming into
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the said Taverne as aforesaid till the time of his goeing out which was
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about Twelve a clock the Same night he this Informant was not in any
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other company than as aforesd. and that he had not gone above twenty
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yards or thereabouts from the said Tavern, but he missed his Bag of money
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and imediately returned with the Tavern Boy (who went with him to light
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him home) to his said Company at the said Taverne and declared to them
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there
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he had lost his said Bag of money upon wth the said Parker & Rice
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Suddenly went away haveing gott this Informants said Bagg of money
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as this Informt. doth verily beleive and suspect and the rather for that
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the sd. Rice most & party of the night sat next to this Informt and for
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that
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this Dept. upon his Challenging the said Parker & Rice with having his Bagg
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of money and the Mar. of the Tavern Supposing this Informt. to be the
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son of one Newton known to the said Vintuer to be a Worthless man told
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the said Parker that he knew this Informt. and his Father very well
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and that this Informt. was never worth One hundred Pounds in his life or
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