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<p n="178"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Midd ss</note>
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The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50002_n178-1">Thomas Hignett</rs>
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of ye pish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50002_geo109">St Andrew Holborn</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50002_geo110">Midd</rs>
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taken upon Oath.</p>
<p n="179">He Saith that about a month or Six weekes last past he harpued to<lb></lb>
be in ye Company of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50002_n179-1">William Elphingston</rs>
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who then did Show this<lb></lb>
Informant about Twenty or Thirty Small Dimonds in a black<lb></lb>
box & asking this Informant where he might get a Costomer<lb></lb>
for them where upon he tould the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50002_geo111">Elphingston</rs>
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that he<lb></lb>
might goe to Mr Johnson in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50002_geo112">Cheapside</rs>
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but at he was<lb></lb>
Informed the Said Mr Johnson did not bye the Said Dimonds<lb></lb>
but they were Sold to Mr Fearnd at ye Golden Bellows in New=<lb></lb>
Gate Street who gave him about Twenty five pounds for them<lb></lb>
as the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50002_geo113">Elphingston</rs>
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tould him He likewise Sayes that he<lb></lb>
saw the Said Elphingston have another parcell of Dimonds<lb></lb>
being about forty eight or fifty in number wth Elphingston<lb></lb>
tould this Informt he had offered to Sale to one Mr peirce<lb></lb>
at ye Signe of ye Golden Curp & Cover in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50002_geo114">Newgate Street</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
preffered Twenty pounds for them but that he had Sould<lb></lb>
them to an other Pson for thirty pounds And likewise<lb></lb>
he Sayes that he Saw the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50002_geo115">Elphingston</rs>
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have a third<lb></lb>
Pcell of Rose Dimonds wch looked very curiously & does belee<obscured></obscured>
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They might be worth a Hundred pounds but how Elphingston<lb></lb>
disposed of them he Knows not</p>
<p n="180">Tho Higne<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="181">Jurat coram me vicesimo Scdo die<lb></lb>
Aprilis Anno regui Regis & Regine<lb></lb>
Gulied & Marie mmc Augl Etc Scdo<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50002_n181-1">Rich Milner</rs>
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