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1st January 1786 - 23rd February 1787

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another [..] Watchman went into a Publick House the Corner
of the Kings Road in Grays Inn Land
known by the Sign of The Yorkshire
Grey, and had a Pint of Beer each
that they continued there about a Quarter
of an Hour that during that time a person
Who appears to be one William Freeman< no role >
called in at the Publick House and told
this Examinant and Barns that he had
found the deceased lying in the said
Foot Path & desired the Examinant and
Barns to take the deceased to the Watch
House that the Examinant objected to taking the deceased to the Watch House saying that Mr Richards the
Beadle would be angry with him for
taking the deceased there, that the said
Wm Freeman insisted that this Examinant
and Barns should take the deceased to
the Watch House, On that he the said
Wm Freeman< no role > would take Him, that
thereupon this Examinant and the sd Wm
Barns and Wm Freeman< no role > took the
deceased by Turns and carried him to
the Watch House in Bedford Street in
the parish of Saint Andrew Holborn afsd,
That the deceased never spoke during any
Part of the time He was so led or carrying
to the Watch House, but appeared to tally
insensible by Intoxicationthat when the
deceased was carried into the Watch House
it was near ten oClock, but the Constable
of the Night was not there, nor any other
Person except Young Richards< no role > , and Rees
Davis
< no role > , two of the Beadles of the said Parish
which said Young Richards< no role > acts as Master
of the Watch, and said Rees Davis< no role > as
HousemanThat said Wm Freeman< no role >
sat the deceased down in one of the




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