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    1660: Whereas Nicholas Bland his Majesty's polterer hath lately imbezilled from him and others severall sums of mon(ey) to the value of 2 hundred pounds, with which he is fled and indeed is believed to make his escape beyond the seas;

    These are herefore in pursuance of His Royal Highness Command to will and require you forthwith to use your arms and diligence within you severall and supportive libertys to hinder his escape. And if ye shall be found cause him to be apprehended and kept in safe custody until further order shalbe given about him.

    His description, - Nicholas Bland a short slender man of an indifferenty long visage, a high nose, black eye brows, thin body, whitely coloured, low forehead and comonly wears a light colloured perrie wigg. Hee is supposed to bee in the company of one Mers Alfrey a black woman with turn-upp nose and not much unlike himself.

    They tooke away with them two ore threee trunks, which are desired may be likewise seised.
    (found among Hythe town archives, in E.Kent Archives Centre, mentioned in E.K.Archives News Spring 1999)

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