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                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par3">Bate this day sent me a Letter promising to make a further Discovery <lb xml:id="l1"/>whereupon wee sent for him and have enclosed sent you a Copy of <lb xml:id="l2"/>his Examina<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">c</hi></orig><reg>ti</reg></choice>on he seems mightily desirous of meriting his life <lb xml:id="l3"/>where<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">f</add>ore I have now sent another Copy thereof to m<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <choice><orig>I</orig><reg>J</reg></choice>ohn <lb xml:id="l4"/>Gray who being in the countrey where the persons in <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l5"/>Examina<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">c</hi></orig><reg>ti</reg></choice>on named doe live can best find them out Bates <lb xml:id="l6"/>turns very much disatisfyed that no intelligence is yet had <lb xml:id="l7"/>of Field and says he must needs be <choice><abbr>abo<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> Oxford and <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l8"/>if due search be made he must be taken I wish this Villany <lb xml:id="l9"/>be effectually prosecuted and su<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">p</hi></orig><reg>pp</reg></choice>rest and am</p>
                
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