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<p n="751"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo549">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n751-1">John Morris</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo550">St. Mary Magdalen</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo551">Bermondsey</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the County of Surry <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ224">Carpenter</rs>
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taken on<lb></lb>
Oath this <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50396_date114">16th. day of May</rs>
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in the Year<lb></lb>
of our Lord 1749. before Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n751-2">Samuel Gower</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Knt. one of his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ225">Justices of the peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo552">County of Middlesex</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="752">This Informant Saith that about Christmas last past<lb></lb>
he was Seduced and prevailed upon by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n752-1">Samuel Jordan</rs>
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<lb></lb>
then of Blackman Street <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo553">Southwark</rs>
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And Mary Omer<lb></lb>
of the same place to be Subscribing Witness to aforesd<lb></lb>
Will pretended to be made by one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n752-2">John Denton</rs>
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formerly<lb></lb>
a Gummer belonging to a Man of Warr and who had<lb></lb>
been dead above a Year before (as this Informt. verily<lb></lb>
believes) And that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n752-4">Samuel Jordan</rs>
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was the<lb></lb>
person who wrote and counterfeited the name of<lb></lb>
the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n752-5">John Denton</rs>
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at the for or be<obscured></obscured>
of the Sd.<lb></lb>
pretended Will and put the Seal thereto, and the<lb></lb>
sd. Mary Omer assisted him the sd. Jordan therein and brought<lb></lb>
a Sheet of proper somewhat So'led to the sd. Jordan<lb></lb>
& told him that would do, and Subscribed her<lb></lb>
name as a Witness with this Deft. to the said<lb></lb>
pretended Will and this was done in order to sett<lb></lb>
aside the administration of the sd. deceassd 's Estate<lb></lb>
and Effects that had been granted to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n752-6">Ann Walker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Widow the sd. deceassd's Sister (since marryed to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n752-7">Richard Eales</rs>
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) And to defeat and defrauded her<lb></lb>
of Prize money that was due to the sd. deceased</p>
<p n="753">Sworn his <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50396_date115">16th. day of<lb></lb>
May</rs>
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1749 before me <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n753-1">Saml Gower</rs>
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</p>
<p n="754"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n754-1">John Morris</rs>
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