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near ye Hats in the Shop & was going to light it at the
Candle in Informts. hand who said to himwhat
Signifies lighting anor. Candle can't I go down with
Youhe replied No. go to Red & then lighted ye
CandleInft. knowing the back door into a
small yard was not bolted was going to bolt it
but his Mar. being let him & the Door in ye passage
which was too narrow for Informt. to pass himhis
Mar. flung the Door to. violently & bolted it And
as he was bolting itInft. said to him do you go
down & was Your hands & I'll boll ye Doorbut to
again Said No. No. go to Bed & as he was going
down Stairs said very angrily to Inst. go to Bed
upon which Informt. went up Stairs& as Inft.
& his Mar. always Stept together in ye 2 pr. of Stairs
Back Room (except when any one came to the House
to sleep with his Mar.) he was unwilling to go to
Bed witht. him & therefore delayed undressing himself
after he was in ye Room abt. 4 or 5. Minuteswhen
his Mar. came Evening up Stairs Shut the Door
blowed out his Candleandwhich was in the [..]
left laid it by ye side of this Infts. Candle on ye Edge.
of the Window & hastily undressed himself & was in
Bed in abt. a MinuteInformt. as soon as his
Mar. came into the Room began to undress himself
& during that time) his Mar. being in Bed [..] & having
been told in the afternoon he had been down ye rive [..]
asked him how far he went & in discourse enquired
if he had seen any East Indiamenhe replied he
had been on board one & Inft. asked him when he shod.
go againhe said Tomorrow a next Day. and
Inft. asked if he cod. go along with himhe said he




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