James Cockering/Cockrane: The Information of James Cockering Corporal in Colonel Withers's Company in the First Regiment of Guards 21 October 1698

Author: Thomas Hopkins

Source: MINT 15/17/68, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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Information of James Cokering Corporall in Col Withers's Company in the first Regiment of Guards Octo: 21 1698

Tis Informant says that last Tuesday {was senight} one James Pritchard a Soldjer in that same Regiment came to his house to buy some brandy and in paying for it laid down a bad 6^d. which this Informant did refuse to take saying it was lead, Pritchard then gave him a good shilling to charge + before he went away offered to help him to a man that would give him 30^s. for 15 but this Informant refusing his offer Pritchard went his way

James Cockrane

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^[1] 68

^[2] Iurat coram me
Tho: Hopkins

Professor Rob Iliffe
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