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thomas_n fox_n a_o servant_n to_o the_o say_a mr._n standish_n be_v appoint_v to_o go_v with_o the_o say_v rigby_n as_o a_o guard_n to_o the_o say_a mr._n townley_n of_o townley_n and_o this_o informant_n further_o say_v that_o about_o the_o year_n 1691_o or_o beginning_n of_o the_o year_n 1692_o there_o come_v to_o the_o say_a standish-hall_n one_o who_o go_v by_o the_o name_n of_o mr._n green_n in_o public_a company_n but_o private_o in_o the_o say_a mr._n standish_n family_n be_v call_v coll._n parker_n who_o keep_v two_o servant_n his_o gentleman_n who_o go_v by_o the_o name_n of_o gandy_n a_o frenchman_n and_o one_o thomas_n merrick_n his_o groom_n and_o further_o say_v that_o he_o have_v several_a time_n see_v in_o company_n together_o at_o the_o say_v standish_n hall_n the_o lord_n molyneux_n son_n sir_n william_n gerrard_n elder_a son_n william_n dickinson_n of_o wrightington_n esq_n mr._n blundell_n of_o crosby_n mr._n townley_n of_o townley_n the_o say_a mr._n green_n or_o 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service_n and_o the_o say_v sharp_a in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o say_a order_n do_v list_n several_a man_n for_o the_o say_a service_n at_o preston_n legh_n wiggan_n the_o say_a standish_n town_n and_o other_o place_n give_v they_o one_o shilling_n to_o each_o man_n list_v money_n and_o promise_v they_o half_o a_o crown_n a_o day_n when_o they_o serve_v under_o the_o respective_a officer_n they_o be_v list_v under_o and_o the_o man_n so_o list_v use_v frequent_o to_o meet_v the_o say_v sharp_a at_o the_o say_v standish_n town_n and_o this_o informant_n further_o say_v that_o about_o the_o 24_o june_n 1695_o one_o roger_n emer_n of_o standish_n tell_v this_o informant_a that_o he_o have_v then_o in_o his_o custody_n several_a sword_n pistol_n and_o saddle_n and_o two_o kettle_n drum_n which_o drum_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o say_a emer_n by_o thomas_n smith_n of_o park_n brooke_n in_o the_o say_a parish_n of_o standish_n all_o which_o arm_n saddle_n and_o kettle_n drum_n be_v mr._n 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in_o several_a bundies_n be_v save_v and_o this_o informant_n deliver_v they_o as_o fast_o as_o he_o can_v one_o after_o another_o as_o follow_v viz._n in_o lancashire_n to_o my_o lord_n molyneux_n son_n william_n a_o colonel_n commission_n for_o a_o regiment_n of_o horse_n with_o blank_n for_o all_o his_o inferior_a officer_n to_o be_v fill_v as_o he_o shall_v think_v fit_a to_o thomas_n tildesley_n esq_n the_o like_a for_o a_o regiment_n of_o dragoon_n to_o dalton_n of_o thurnham_n esq_n the_o like_a for_o dragoon_n to_o sherbourn_n of_o stonyhurst_n esq_n the_o like_a for_o horse_n to_o townley_n of_o townley_n esq_n the_o like_a for_o horse_n to_o girlington_n of_o girlington_n esq_n a_o colonel_n commission_n to_o westby_n of_o mobrick_n esq_n the_o like_a for_o dragoon_n this_o informant_a far_a say_v that_o he_o deliver_v my_o lord_n molyneux_n himself_o a_o paper_n of_o instruction_n where_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o be_v to_o be_v governor_n of_o liverpool_n and_o this_o informant_n take_v notice_n of_o it_o because_o my_o lord_n melfort_n and_o dr._n bromfeild_n both_o tell_v he_o this_o informant_n see_v and_o show_v it_o he_o in_o the_o paper_n before_o they_o seal_v it_o cheshire_n to_o peter_n legh_n of_o lime_n esq_n a_o colonel_n commission_n with_o blank_n for_o his_o inferior_a officer_n to_o sir_n thomas_n stanley_n of_o aldersley_n protestant_n the_o like_a for_o horse_n to_o mr._n chumley_n of_o vale-royal_a protestant_n the_o like_a for_o horse_n to_o sir_n rowland_n stanley_n protestant_n the_o like_a for_o horse_n to_o my_o lord_n brudenell_n a_o colonel_n commission_n for_o horse_n with_o blank_n for_o his_o inferior_a officer_n to_o sir_n throgmorton_n the_o like_a for_o horse_n this_o informant_a far_a say_v that_o to_o these_o two_o gentleman_n last_v above_o write_v he_o deliver_v four_o other_o colonel_n commission_n for_o four_o gentleman_n who_o name_n he_o be_v not_o to_o know_v because_o as_o he_o do_v then_o conceive_v they_o 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and_o give_v his_o majesty_n the_o say_a account_n he_o the_o say_a king_n james_n command_v he_o to_o return_v for_o england_n and_o then_o among_o other_o thing_n that_o he_o this_o informant_n shall_v tell_v they_o from_o he_o that_o he_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o in_o the_o spring_n follow_v to_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o come_v for_o england_n and_o at_o this_o informant_n come_v away_o he_o be_v order_v by_o my_o lord_n melfort_n himself_o to_o go_v to_o captain_n griffith_n in_o the_o mouse_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o this_o informant_n shall_v come_v to_o london_n and_o deliver_v he_o the_o say_v griffith_n a_o paper_n from_o his_o lordship_n it_o be_v seal_v this_o informant_n do_v not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v and_o to_o advise_v and_o receive_v order_n from_o he_o the_o say_a captain_n griffith_n this_o informant_n say_v that_o he_o arrive_v in_o london_n about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o december_n 1691_o and_o that_o he_o go_v immediate_o to_o captain_n griffith_n and_o 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