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for the County of Middx the 3d: day of July 1764 Touching and
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Concerning the Death of One
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, This Informant on his Oath Saith
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that on Sunday the 16th: day of June 1754 about binthe Afternoon he was Standing
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at his Opposite Neighbours One Mr. Millers a Cook in
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, he heard a Disturbance
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at the End of the Lane, and a great Number of People together, and Saw them go over
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two Men Engaged, Says that the
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, was then amongst them, and
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was going to Cross the way in Order to go to the
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; Says then the prisoner
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who as this Informant has heard since was one
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, Say Dam the
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Scoundrells we will like them all round, and pulld off his Coat & Wastcoat and
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hit the Deced povey 2 or 3 blows with his past in the face, and after the last blow
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povey the Deced fell down and fell with his head against the stones, further says
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that all this time povey never once offerd to Strike ablors, but said that he would
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not fight, This Informant further saith that the Deced povey was then some what
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in Liquor as he thought, But the prisoner seemd to be very Sober, This Informant
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them told him that he was a Scoundrell for Using the Man so He, that had not en
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or offended him, And told him that the Man was dead, and seemed so to all Appearance
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Says then he run of but was soon Seized, further says that he went the next day before
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a Majestrate and the said
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was Committed to the Compter
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This Informant On his Oath Saith
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that on Sunday last was fortnight Standing at his own door he saw the Deced William
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Povey with 2 or 3 More going Cross the way in Order to drink at the
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, and presently came up 5 or 6 young Fellows Daming their Eyes and
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Limbs, and Quarrelld with one of poveys friends, and went to fighting, And then the
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Prisoner went up to povey, and said Dam you I will fight yoy, and pulled of his
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Cloaths, but povey ceased his hand, and said that he would not fight any body
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with that the prisoner upt with his fist and Struck him one or two blows on the
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right side of his head, and then povey fell down with his head against a stone
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Says that povey made no Resistance nor ever offerd to strike once, But
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delivered
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fighting, This Informant then Imagined the said povey to be dead, Says that he was
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taken up and Carryed to Mr. Freaks a a surgeon insalisbury Court and Dressed, And then
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had home to his Masters one Mr. Tooks a Distiller in
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, says the next day
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he went before the Alderman and he was Committed for Want of Bail, Says that
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to belives the Deced was Somershat in Liquor; But the prisoner was Sober
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