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<p n="244">The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n244-1">William Lawrence</rs>
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of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15030_geo157">St:Andrews Wardrobe</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n244-3">Elizabeth</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15030_occ139">wife</rs>
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taken upon Oath<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15030_date56">24th September 1719</rs>
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<p n="245"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Say</note>
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That these Informants about a Year agoe, making complaint to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n245-1">Jos:<lb></lb>
Sherwood</rs>
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that they were poor and could not get their Living for want<lb></lb>
of being Free of this <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15030_geo158">City of London</rs>
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, He the said Sherwood Sometime<lb></lb>
after told them these Informants that he had procured a Coppy of one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n245-2">Thomas Lawrence</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15030_occ140">Salter</rs>
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which was also the Name of this Informt<lb></lb>
William's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15030_occ141">Father</rs>
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and that if he could procure Six persons to Swear<lb></lb>
that he this Informant was the reputed Son of that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n245-8">Thos: Lawrence</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the Coppy mentioned he would then obtain his Freedom, That there upon<lb></lb>
these Informants did by Sherwoods direction apply to one Gearing a<lb></lb>
Sollicitor to procure such Evidence who had Ten Shillings of them but<lb></lb>
never could as he told these Informants get such Evidence And this<lb></lb>
Informant William further Sayes thereupon Mr. Sherwood & <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n245-9">John<lb></lb>
Tillard</rs>
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went to the Salters Company & got this Informant William made<lb></lb>
Free there And after that came with Four persons more to the Chamberlain<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15030_geo159">Guild hall</rs>
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and Testified him this Informant William, to be the<lb></lb>
reputed Son of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n245-3">Thomas Lawrence</rs>
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in the Copy above written And<lb></lb>
thereupon he was admitted into the Freedom of this City al this intruth<lb></lb>
this Informant was not the reputed Son of the said Thomas nor was his<lb></lb>
reputed Father ever Free of this City to his knowledge or beleife And these Informts Further<lb></lb>
Say sometime after the Chamberlain sent for this Informt; William<lb></lb>
and told him he Suspected he had fraudulently got his Freedom or<lb></lb>
words to that Effect and that unless he would bring better<lb></lb>
Testimony he the said Chamberlain would cause him the said<lb></lb>
William to be Disfranchised whereupon these Informants did<lb></lb>
apply to <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n245-4">Joseph Williams</rs>
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and did Agree with him for Twenty<lb></lb>
Five Shillings to procure a Man to be further Evidence And<lb></lb>
thereupon <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n245-5">Joseph Williams</rs>
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and one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n245-6">Arundell Powell</rs>
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did<lb></lb>
procure one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15030_n245-7">John Jackson</rs>
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who did come and Testifie before<lb></lb>
the Chamberlain that he knew this Informant William to be</p>
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