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<p n="6">The Deposition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n6-1">Richard Massam</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15032_geo2">St. Peters Cheap London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15032_occ3">Plumber</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before me this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15032_date4">27th. day of December 1720</rs>
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<p n="7"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London ss</note>
This Deponent maketh Oath, that on Wed-<lb></lb>
nesday the 21st. of this Instant and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
abt: four of the Clock in the after:<lb></lb>
:noon One <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n7-1">William Fitch</rs>
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came to this<lb></lb>
Deponent and asked him if the Letter<lb></lb>
Carrier was gone by, and this Deponent sd.<lb></lb>
that the thought not Upon wch. ye sd<lb></lb>
Wm. Fitch asked this Deponent which<lb></lb>
end of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15032_geo3">Woodstreet</rs>
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ye latter Carrier first<lb></lb>
came into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15032_geo4">Cheap side</rs>
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;<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the sd. Wm.<lb></lb>
Fitch yt. left yt Deponent, and afterwards<lb></lb>
called upon him again and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
gave<lb></lb>
him a Letter directed to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n7-2">John Huxley</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15032_geo5">Woodstreet</rs>
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, which he sd. Willm. Fitch said<lb></lb>
came by the Generall Post, and therefore<lb></lb>
desired this Deponent to give it to the<lb></lb>
Letter Carrier as soon as the Saw him, which<lb></lb>
this Deponent accordingly did.</p>
<p n="8">Capt viceso. sepimo die<lb></lb>
Dembrs 1720 cor N Withers</p>
<p n="9"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15032_n9-1">Richard Massam</rs>
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