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<p n="422">And this Depont. further Saith that soon after the Death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50410_n422-1">Nathaniel<lb></lb>
Duckenfield</rs>
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Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace for the sd. <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo463">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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acting in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo464">the Tower Division </rs>
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(who dyed in & about the<lb></lb>
Month of May One Thousand Seven Hundred & Forty nine)<lb></lb>
13 Application was made to this Depont. to Employ One Winstone a Victualler<lb></lb>
who had been Clerk to several other) Justices of the Peace for the County<lb></lb>
of Middx acting in the sd. Tower Division all since dead & also to the<lb></lb>
said Mr. Duckenfield to Act as this Depont. Clerk & the sd. Winstone having<lb></lb>
acted in the same Capacity for several Years to the amount of twenty<lb></lb>
Years & upwards this Depont. did for sometime Employ the said<lb></lb>
Winstone in that Capacity And this Depon. denys that at the time he<lb></lb>
so Employed the sd. Winstone he knew or had heard that said<lb></lb>
14 Winstone had been a Bayliff of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo465">White Chapple</rs>
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Court or what other<lb></lb>
Station he might be in the Early part of his Life But this Depont. Saith<lb></lb>
that upon Inquiry since he hath been informed which Information this<lb></lb>
Depont. believes to be true that the sd. Winstone was twenty seven Years<lb></lb>
ago & not since an Officer of the sd. Court And this Depont. Saith that she said<lb></lb>
Winstone was a Person of Seventy Years of Age & of good Character as this<lb></lb>
Depont hath heard & believes And this Depont. Saith that he doth not<lb></lb>
remember that any Person or Persons who came to this Depont. from the<lb></lb>
15 said Winstones House were Intoxicated or Fudled But this Deponent<lb></lb>
Saith that he hath made it a Constant Rule in the Execution of his<lb></lb>
Office never to Exhibit an Oath any Person or Persons intoxicated<lb></lb>
with Liquor or fuddled And that he never has to his Knowledge or<lb></lb>
Belief Exhibitted an Oath to any Person or Persons intoxicated or<lb></lb>
fuddled but hath several times refused to take the Examinations of<lb></lb>
Persons in those Circumstances And this Dept. further Saith he never<lb></lb>
sent any Person or Persons to the said Winstone to take their<lb></lb>
16 Informations or Examinations And that he never granted any Warrant<lb></lb>
or Warrants without Examining the Partys himself & sometimes<lb></lb>
he hath upon Examination of the Partys refused to grant any Warrant<lb></lb>
And this Depont. further Saith that by Lease of first February One<lb></lb>
Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty Eight He Demised to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50410_n422-2">William Hallam</rs>
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the House comonly called the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo466">Bowling Green House</rs>
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or Taphouse to the Stable Yard where many Gentlemen keep their</p>
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