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                         <p rend="indent10" xml:id="par1"><add place="marginLeft" indicator="no"><hi rend="overline">Middx</hi> &amp; Westm<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <hi rend="large">}</hi> Ss</add> The further <choice><abbr>Inform<hi rend="overline">aio</hi>n</abbr><expan>Information</expan></choice> of <persName>Joan the Wife of David Williams</persName> <lb xml:id="l1"/>Taylor of <placeName>the Parish of S.<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> James's Westm<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</placeName> taken this <lb xml:id="l2"/><date>12.<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> day of July 1701</date>.</p>
                         <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2">Who upon her Oath saith that about two months agoe one <lb xml:id="l3"/><persName>Thomas Williams</persName> did bring she this <choice><abbr>Inform<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>Informant</expan></choice> acquainted with one <lb xml:id="l4"/><persName>William Montford</persName> a Souldier in <persName><choice><abbr>Coll</abbr><expan>Colonel</expan></choice> Holines</persName>'s Company of Foot <lb xml:id="l5"/>Guards, and at the same time the <choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr><expan>Said</expan></choice> <persName>Williams</persName> gave to her this <lb xml:id="l6"/>Informant one counterfeit Shilling, she this <choice><abbr>Inform<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>Informant</expan></choice> giveing <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l7"/><choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr><expan>Said</expan></choice> <persName>Thomas Williams</persName> Sixpence good mony for the Same, And she <lb xml:id="l8"/>further saith upon her Oath that about a fortnight Since <lb xml:id="l9"/>She did receive from the hands of the <choice><abbr>S<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr><expan>Said</expan></choice> <persName>William Montford</persName> Six <fw type="catch" place="bottomRight">Shillings</fw>
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