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<p n="1508">the preceding Night at cutting Cards and then desired Symmonds would<lb></lb>
got a pack of Cards and that he west would show him his Felly, that Symmonds<lb></lb>
replied he would and askt West where he could get them, that West then<lb></lb>
desired him to go out and buy a new pack, that Symmonds there went out<lb></lb>
and soon after returned with cards in his Hands which appeared to<lb></lb>
Informant to be old ones, that West then pretended to show Symmond<lb></lb>
how he had been cheated the Night before and opened the Cards to Informant<lb></lb>
and told him the disadvantage Symmonds cut at by having all below<lb></lb>
five and the other all above and the fifth stood for nothing, that then<lb></lb>
West and Symmonds began to play for Money which West won and<lb></lb>
threw a shilling to Informant and then a Guinea and sayd that he<lb></lb>
should go a part with him, that West desired Informant to cut for<lb></lb>
him which he at first declared doings but upon being askt again he<lb></lb>
consented and was told by West that he should have part of what he<lb></lb>
West got, that smith was also askt by West if he would be concerned<lb></lb>
who say'd he would upon which Informant cut till he lost Nine or Ten<lb></lb>
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Guineas which was all the Cash he had about him except<lb></lb>
some silver that Informant then say'd he had lost all his money<lb></lb>
upon which west askt him if he had any Notes about him, that<lb></lb>
Informant then took Bank Notes two of Twenty Pounds, one of Twenty<lb></lb>
five Pounds and one of Ten pounds together accounting to seventy five<lb></lb>
Pounds out of his Pocket which he lay upon the Table and West<lb></lb>
handed them to Symmonds to make the Bett good who took them<lb></lb>
under his Care and say'd he would, that Smith and West also And<lb></lb>
Down some sort of Notes but not Bank which were also handed<lb></lb>
the Symmonds, and Informant was then asked to out the Cards which<lb></lb>
he refused doing upon which West cut a Court Card, and Informant<lb></lb>
thereupon commanded his Notes, which Symmonds refused to give<lb></lb>
him and West creed out double or quit, that the Cards were again<lb></lb>
cutt and austhe <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15092_occ537">high Card</rs>
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came up, and West again sayd double<lb></lb>
or quit, upon which Symmonds instantly took up all the Notes</p>
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