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The Information of
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William Lawrence
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That these Informants about a Year agoe, making complaint to Mr.
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that they were poor and could not get their Living for want
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of being Free of this
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, He the said Sherwood Sometime
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after told them these Informants that he had procured a Coppy of one
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Thomas Lawrence
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which was also the Name of this Informt
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William's
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and that if he could procure Six persons to Swear
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that he this Informant was the reputed Son of that
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Thos: Lawrence
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the Coppy mentioned he would then obtain his Freedom, That there upon
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these Informants did by Sherwoods direction apply to one Gearing a
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Sollicitor to procure such Evidence who had Ten Shillings of them but
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never could as he told these Informants get such Evidence And this
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Informant William further Sayes thereupon Mr. Sherwood &
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John
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went to the Salters Company & got this Informant William made
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Free there And after that came with Four persons more to the Chamberlain
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and Testified him this Informant William, to be the
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reputed Son of
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in the Copy above written And
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thereupon he was admitted into the Freedom of this City al this intruth
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this Informant was not the reputed Son of the said Thomas nor was his
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reputed Father ever Free of this City to his knowledge or beleife And these Informts Further
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Say sometime after the Chamberlain sent for this Informt; William
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and told him he Suspected he had fraudulently got his Freedom or
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words to that Effect and that unless he would bring better
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Testimony he the said Chamberlain would cause him the said
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William to be Disfranchised whereupon these Informants did
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and did Agree with him for Twenty
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Five Shillings to procure a Man to be further Evidence And
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thereupon
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did
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who did come and Testifie before
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the Chamberlain that he knew this Informant William to be
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