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child of two 5'ears old as to his honesty I alwaj^s found him 

 honest till about a week ago and have found him dishonest 

 now for about a week ago I sent my servant that I have 

 now to fetch some sheep's feet from Mr. Stanjan of 



Higham Ferrers where G used to go for feet and I 



always send my money by my man that brings the feet 

 and Stanjan told my man that 1 have now that I owed 

 him money for feet and when the boy came home he 

 told me and I went to Stanjan and when 1 found the truth 



of the matter G had kept my money in his hands and 



had never paid Stanjan he had been along with me once 

 for a letter in order for his charad:er to give him one but 

 I told him I could not give him a good one so I would 



not write at all G is a very great drunkard cant keep 



a penny in his pocket a sad notorious lyar if you send him 

 upon an errand a mile or two from Uppingham he will 

 get drunk stay all day and never come home while the 

 middle of the night or such time as he knows his master 

 is in bed he can nor will not keep any secret neither hath 

 he so much wit as other people for the fellow is half a 

 fool for if you would have business done with expedition 

 if he once gets out of the town or sight of you shall see 

 him no more while the next morning he serves me so and 



