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The Information of
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Paul Planche
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taken before me this 11-day
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of August 1758
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Who being upon Oath Says, that about Six Months agoe he was sent forby
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John Fielding
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. to his House in
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, in order to acquaint this Informant
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that a Complaint had been made against him for keeping a Billiard Table, and further
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told him that he wod. have him Prosecuted it he did not Stop Playing, but notwithstanding
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that this Informant made several Applications afterwards to the said Justice for Leave
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to Play but was Possitively told by the said Justice that he shod. Play no more, And this
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Informt. Says Seen afterwards one thomas Derien came to this Informant's house telling
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him he had got two Friends that were the Justice's Clerk's aquaintance
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who he beleived wod,
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Speak to the Justice in this Informants behalf and by that means this Informt. wod. be
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Permitted to go on with his Play, That about ten Days afterwards this Informant mett
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the said
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Thomas Deriens
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and two other Persons whose names are
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James Kenny
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Thomas Cofey
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at the two blue Ports in Maiden Lane who altogether told this Informant that his buisness was Done
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that
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he might go on with his Billiard Table
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but
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and wod. not be Molerted any more,
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but that he this Informt. must give them five guineas more (they having had two
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Guineas before of this Informant) that upon giving them the Money, the said therein
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Persons gave him a Joint Promissory Note
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to return the Money it in case this
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Wee Jointly or Seporetly Promise to Pay to Mr. Paul Planche five Pounds Five
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shillings in Case he should be Molested by Mr.Justice Fielding in regard of
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continuing his Billiard Table at his house the Mount Pelier
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& us, games Kenny, Fele Cofey, thomas Deriens ,
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and this Informant says that he was cheated and Depended of the Sum of, Seven guineas by
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abovesaid Persons in the manner aforesaid. and the Informt. Says that before he met
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the aforesaid there Persons at the
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Ports, they sert for him several time
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to the Kings head in General Street, that there the said Derien told this
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Informt. one time, that he could not find Mr. Fielding's Clark at Home, he told
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him another time, that the Clerk was believes, and he could not speak with him,
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but that at another time, the said Derien told this Informt. that his buisness
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was done, meaning as this Informt. Understood that he had obtained Leave
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to Continue his Billiard Table, And this Informt. says that he then went
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witt the said Derien to the Clave Ports, where he met Kenny, and Copy, and
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Says that when of the aforesaid Persons, told this Informt. that he meet pay five
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guineas,
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he replyed, that he had already Paid their
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two guineas, And
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this Informt. further says, that the aforesaid Derien, and as he beleives, by the
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Direction of the aforesaid Henry told this Informt. that that two guineas were
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for their over trouble, and further says that they all then assmed him he might
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contrive his Billiard Table with safety, and without fear of being disturbed, by
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Mr. Fielding And says the said Derien told this Informt. that he had done this, to serve him
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and not out of any Interect and that he shod. not have paid the said five Guineas if he had not
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beleived that they had obtained the aforesaid Permission for him to Play,
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for that it was a Large Sun for him to Pay,
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Sworn before me this
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11th. Day of August 1758}
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