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<p n="322"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx ss</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50042_n322-1">Thomas Stibbs</rs>
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att the signe<lb></lb>
of St. Thomas neare St. <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50042_geo113">Thomas Street</rs>
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end in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50042_geo114">Drury<lb></lb>
Lane</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50042_occ105">Tallow Chandler</rs>
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taken before me <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50042_n322-3">Ralph Marshall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Esqr. One of his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50042_occ106">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
Said County this 21th. day of June Anno Din 1695.</p>
<p n="323">Who upon his Oath Saith That upon the Tenth of this month<lb></lb>
about Ten or Eleven of the Clock in the Evening, as he was<lb></lb>
Standing at his doore he heard a noyse of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50042_geo115">Druma and Trumpet</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and great huzaing, and being told that it was upon the Occasions<lb></lb>
of<obscured></obscured>
it's being the Prince of Waler's birthday And that<lb></lb>
there was a disturbance at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50042_geo116">Dogg Taverne</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50042_geo117">Drury Lane</rs>
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<lb></lb>
aforesaid where the house was, he this Informant Sent for the<lb></lb>
Beadles, and orderd them to call the Constables, with whome<lb></lb>
he and Severall Others he went downe to the Dogg in his night<lb></lb>
Gowne, takeing his Constables Staffe in his hand (haveing<lb></lb>
formerly Executed that Office) with a designe to Seize these<lb></lb>
who made the disturbance, But when they came there<lb></lb>
they found the Taverne doores Shutt, and the mobb breaking<lb></lb>
the windows and threatning to pull downe the house, who as<lb></lb>
last For it their way in, and did Severall mischiefs there<lb></lb>
But the persons that had Occasioned the disturbance were gone<lb></lb>
Whereupon this Informant together with the said Constables<lb></lb>
and others their Assistante went into the said Taverne, and<lb></lb>
thereby good words and persuations Prevailed with<lb></lb>
the generallity of them to leave that papish house<lb></lb>
telling them they had done enough already, and what they did<lb></lb>
further would be to the injury of the landlord, they did<lb></lb>
prevaile with them to goe to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50042_geo118">horshooe Taverne</rs>
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with him<lb></lb>
to drinke King Williams health, which he begane to<lb></lb>
them upon his Knees, calling for severall Gallons of<lb></lb>
Sack for them to pleadge him, by which meanes heverily<lb></lb>
beleives he preferred the house from pulling downe and<lb></lb>
the merchants wine in the Collar from being distroyed<lb></lb>
And this Informt. further Saith that he saw the Drumin carryed<lb></lb>
out of the house, (& has been told that there was a flagg carryed<lb></lb>
thence too) but did not see it) About which Drums afterwards<lb></lb>
there arose a dispute (they then being at the Horshore Taverne<lb></lb>
the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50042_geo119">St. Gyles's</rs>
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) betwixt the Constable of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50042_geo120">St. Gyles's<lb></lb>
of St. Martins</rs>
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touching who should have the Custody of them<lb></lb>
wch. Occasioned some hott words<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
amongst them, but that prsent by<lb></lb>
ended <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50042_geo121">St. Gyles's</rs>
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Constables who had them in their Custody Keeping of<lb></lb>
them.</p>
<p n="324">Jurat Coram me <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50042_n324-1">Ra: Marshall</rs>
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<p n="325"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50042_n325-1">Tho: Stibbs</rs>
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