John Gatton Junior: The Information of John Gatton Junior at the Flying Horse in Mytre Court of Fleet Street 22nd August 1698

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The Informacon of Iohn Gatton Iunior at the Flying horse in Mytre Court of Fleet street 22^d. aug^t. 1698

Who sayth That he hath seen one Iames Thornton, M^r Lacy and m^r. Read in company togeather severall tymes at his fathers house at y^e Flying horse aforesaid, and y^t. abo^t. 5 weeks ago the said M^r. Read b\r/ought a box which weighed heavy to the said Flying Horse and the box was directed to the said Iames Thornton by a writing upon it which box hath since been shewed to this Depon^t. by M^r. Legat one of the Kings messengers upon Fryday last in the afternoon and the sd Read at the tyme of his leaving of the box as aforesaid did likewise leave a Letter sealed for the said Iames Thornton and this Inform^t afterwards deliver^d the sd Letter to the said Iames Thornton and Thornton a litle {sic} tyme after his Receipt of the sd Letter sent his daughter for the sd Box who had the same deliver^d to her and she carryed it away but whither this Depo^t. cannot tell

Iohn Gatton Iun^r.

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