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The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n224-1">Thomas Trafford</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15026_occ73">servant</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
Mr Bennett a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15026_occ74">Baker</rs>
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in great Knight Rider Streete</p>
<p n="225">This Informant saith that between nine and ten of the clock<lb></lb>
this morning as He was coming thorough <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15026_geo129">Doctors Comons</rs>
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from<lb></lb>
one of his Masters Customers he saw two Gentlemen<lb></lb>
encountring with Fists near the<del>back</del>
fore gate in the Comons<lb></lb>
and after they had struggled some little time they both<lb></lb>
drew their swords (but this Deponent cannot remember<lb></lb>
which of them drew first) and pushed at one the other<lb></lb>
and this Deponent saith that whilst they were engaged<lb></lb>
this Deponent saw one of the Gentlemen whose name<lb></lb>
he is since Informed is <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n225-1">Nicholas Smith</rs>
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push the other<lb></lb>
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(whose name this Deponent is likewise since<lb></lb>
Informed is <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n225-2">Matthew Constantine</rs>
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) into the side with his<lb></lb>
drawne sword, whereupon the said Matthew Constantine<lb></lb>
after he had attempted for some little time to push at the<lb></lb>
other Gentleman dropt downe upon the ground and<lb></lb>
expired instantly. as this Depont hath been since Informed</p>
<p n="226">Capt & Jurat 30.mo. die Juny<lb></lb>
1715 cora Me</p>
<p n="227"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n227-1">Wm Humfreys</rs>
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Mayr</p>
<p n="228"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15026_n228-1">Thomas Trafford</rs>
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