James Cockering/Cockrane: The Information of James Cockering Corporal in Colonel Withers's Company in the First Regiment of Guards 21 October 1698
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Informacon of Iames Cokering Corporall in Col Withers's Compa in the first Regimt of Guards Octo: 21 1698
Tis Informt says yt. last Tuesday was senight one Iames Pritchard a Soldjer in yt same Regimt came to his house to buy some brandy and in paying for it laid down a bad 6d. wch this Informt. did refuse to take saying it was lead, Pritchard yn gave him a good shill to charge + before he went away offerd. to help him to a man yt. would give him 30s. for 15 but this Informt. refusing his offer Pritchard went his way
Iames Cockrane
Source
MINT 15/17/68, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK21 Oct 1698, c. 110 words.