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The Affidavit of Ralph Oakeley.
RAlph Oakeley▪ Citizen and Skinner, maketh Oath, That he was an Inhabitant in the Parish of Little St. Bartholomews, Lon∣don▪ in the Month of October 1678. and that John Oakely his Nephew, was then and is now a Servant to Mr. Robert Breedon, of Harts-horn Lane in the Parish of St. Martins in the Fields, in the County of Middlesex, Brewer. And this Deponent farther saith, that soon af∣ter that the dead Body of Sir Edinond-Bury Godfrey was found, his said Nephew, John Oakely, came to this Deponents House in a Visit, being as this Deponent believes, about the Sunday after that Sir Edmond-Bury Godfreys Body was found. And they falling into dis∣course of Sir Edmond-Bury Godfrey's being found murdered, his said Nephew John Oakely then told him this Deponent, That as he was going home to his Mr. Breed••ns in Harts-horn-Lane, after that he had parted with his Father Robert Oakely, about Ludgate, he met Sir Edmond-Bury Godfrey about nine of the Clock at night, near the wa∣ter-Gate of Somerset-house; that Saturday▪ night that he was first missing from his House in Harts-horn-Lane, and that he then pas∣sed close by Sir Edmond-Bury Godfrey, or words to that purpose. Whereupon this Deponent asked his said Nephew, are you sure that it was Sir Edmond-Bury Godfrey that you then met near Somerset House? how did you come to know him? to which his said Ne∣phew made Answer, I know him very well, for I saw him almost daily pass by Mr. Breedens house, and he lived in Harts-horn-lane a little below my Masters Brew-house, or words to that purpose.
Ralph Oakeley.
Jur: 4. die Julij 1682.
Coram W. Dolbin.