Lingen Herring: The Examination of Lingen Herring foot soldier in the First Regiment of Guards 14 February 1698/9

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The Examinacon of Lingen Herring a|f|oot Soldjer in the first Regim^t of Guards commanded by the R^t. Hon^ble. Henry Earle of Ramney {sic} in Colonell Primrose's Company 14 Feb: 169$\frac{8}{9}$

Who being exam^d saith That a{illeg}|b|out 9 of the Clock this forenoon one Iosiah Cook who is now in custody came to this Exam^t. at the Redd Lyon in Eagle street in the parrish of S^t. Gyles in the fields and the said Cook called the Exam^t. from the Company where he was then drinking and told him that if he would gett another person to s{illeg}|t|and bayle with this Exam^t. for a Gentlewoman they should be treated and that he this Exam^t. and any person that he should get to stand bayle with him should ꝑsonate {illeg}|a|ny personate any {sic} person that was a Tradesman and a house Keeper and that they would not be enquired after and that no dammage would ensue to them for so doing, so this Exam^t. did tell this Fellow Soldjer the Matter who did consent to stand bail with him as aforesaid and this Exam^t. did pretend that his name was Iames Ienkins a Barber and a Perriwigg maker over ag^t. the Maypole in the strand on purpose that his Recognizan{t} might be taken before the Warden of the Mint for a Gentlewoman that the said Cook menconed to them and this Examinant's Fellow Sol{j}|je|r pretended that his name was Henry Hammand over ag^t. the Almes houses in the ꝑish of S^t. Giles in the fields tho his name is Daniel Wheeler and this Exam^t. and the said Wheeler put off their Soldjers Clothes in purpose that the Warden of the Mint might believe them to be Tradesmen as afores^d.

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