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<p n="2367">September 1799.</p>
<p n="2368"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2368-5">Hole</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2368-1">William Hyde</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_n2368-1" type="surname" value="Hyde"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_n2368-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2368-2">John Warner</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_n2368-2" type="surname" value="Warner"></interp>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2368-3">John Groves</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ906">Esquires</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2368-4">Thomas Bennett</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ907">Clerk</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Justices Etc.</p>
<p n="2369"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2369-1">Samuel Butcher</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_n2369-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1625">Leicester Square</rs>
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<lb></lb>
No. 51. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ908">Wine Merchant</rs>
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.</note>
Sworn, I Knew one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2369-2">Evan Evans</rs>
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was a Prisoner<lb></lb>
in the House of Correction for Lottery Insurance in the<lb></lb>
Month of December in the Year 1796. I saw him in the<lb></lb>
Prison I called on him at the request of his Brother<lb></lb>
Evans.</p>
<p n="2370">Colonel Williams; - You did live at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1626">charing cross</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_geo1626" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
?<lb></lb>
Yes, Sir,<lb></lb>
When?</p>
<p n="2371">About 7. or 8. Years ago. I kept the Sum<lb></lb>
Tavern and afterwards <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1627">the Admiralty</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_geo1627" type="placeName" value="the Admiralty"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_geo1627" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1628">Coffee House</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_geo1628" type="placeName" value="Coffee House"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_geo1628" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
about 7 Years I was not Indicated for keeping a<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1629">Bawdy House</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_geo1629" type="placeName" value="Bawdy House"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_geo1629" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
I left the sun to go to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1630">the Admiralty</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_geo1630" type="placeName" value="the Admiralty"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_geo1630" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1631">Coffee House</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_geo1631" type="placeName" value="Coffee House"></interp>
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I was a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ909">Cheesemonger</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_occ909" type="occupation" value="Cheesemonger"></interp>
I was not<lb></lb>
Indicted for a Fraud. - I saw <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2371-1">Evan Evans</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_n2371-1" type="given" value="Evan"></interp>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1632">House of Correction</rs>
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I did see the Governor there also<lb></lb>
I applied to the Governor by the desire of his Evans<lb></lb>
Brother to get him some Indulgence the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ910">Governor</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_occ910" type="occupation" value="Governor"></interp>
<lb></lb>
told me that for a Day or two he could not but he<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1633">should</rs>
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in a Day or 2. after the Committee had met<lb></lb>
it was about 1st. 2d. 3d. or 4th. December 1796: I did<lb></lb>
go a second time the following Night or the Night<lb></lb>
but One after to Mr.. Aris'<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55611_n2371-2">s House</rs>
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and saw Mr..<lb></lb>
Raven there by Appointment I said will you<lb></lb>
Indulge Evans Mr.. Aris said he should go into<lb></lb>
the Kitchen he sent for Evans from the Goal into<lb></lb>
his own apartments to Explain it to him while<lb></lb>
I was there Evans came Mr.. Aris told him he<lb></lb>
should be indulged by going into the Kitchen</p>
<p n="2372">On the 5th.. day of December Mr.. Raven came <lb></lb>
to me at Night and asked if I would lend the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55611_occ911">Governor</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_occ911" type="occupation" value="Governor"></interp>
£100. for a fortnight; - I met Mr..<lb></lb>
Raven the day following that of Mr.. Evan's<lb></lb>
Commitment in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55611_geo1634">Parliament Street</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55611_geo1634" type="placeName" value="Parliament Street"></interp>
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he said<lb></lb>
he knew the Governor very well I said Mr.. Crans</p>
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