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<p n="45"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n45-1">Joseph Weley</rs>
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<del>Joseph Weley</del>
anor. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ49">Servt</rs>
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. of the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n45-89">Thos. Bishop</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
his Oath saith that on Friday the 10th. inst. Dept.<lb></lb>
saw the deced with a Buckett of water in his<lb></lb>
hand and Bristow following the deced endeavoring <lb></lb>
to strike him: says she deced<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
threw the water at<lb></lb>
Baistole on which Baistol struck the deced swire <lb></lb>
over the Head with his First, upon the which the<lb></lb>
deced slung the Buckett with great fored and<lb></lb>
struck Bristol upon the Head with it; that<lb></lb>
Bristol then with drew from the deced and<lb></lb>
the deced thereatened to parish Bristol for<lb></lb>
striking him on which Bristol repeated his<lb></lb>
Blows & struck the deced with such violence<lb></lb>
that the deced fell to the groverd. Says Bristow's<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Brother, then struck the sd. Barstow<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
& asked him<lb></lb>
if he had a mined to hill the man, soon after<lb></lb>
which sd. Bristole with drew & the deced want<lb></lb>
away says he saw a great wound or bringe upon<lb></lb>
the Deced Head near the right Bye. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n45-3">Joseph Overly</rs>
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<p n="46">Sworn the 18th. of March before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n46-59">Tho: Beach</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="47"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n47-1">Joseph Richards</rs>
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anor. servt. of the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n47-2">Thos. Bishop</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on his Oath that on the 10th. instant after some words having<lb></lb>
possed between the deced abt. Pet of Beer as the deced<lb></lb>
was going to pour some water out of a Buckett into<lb></lb>
a Pot to heart for which House<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Bristow put his hard<lb></lb>
into the Bucketts threw some of the weter into<lb></lb>
the deced's Fard gave the sd deced which <obscured></obscured>
upon<lb></lb>
<del>she</del>
his seats shoved him against his Bros. Henry<lb></lb>
<del>Bristol</del>
Bristow, who desired him to be quiet<lb></lb>
to let the deced afore. calling his Bror. a foolish<lb></lb>
man; that then<del>Bristol</del>
Bristow struck the deced with his<lb></lb>
Fist in the Fare which caused blood to issue<lb></lb>
from the deced : that the deced having then the<lb></lb>
Buckett of water in his hand told<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Britow that if<lb></lb>
he did not <obscured></obscured>
esist he wod. throw it at hair on wch<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Bristow immediately struck him again with his<lb></lb>
Fist in the Fare & the deced then Threw the water<lb></lb>
upon<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Bristoy struck<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Brislow<lb></lb>
upon his Hed with<del>his</del>
the Buckett, on which<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Bristow struck the deced upon the right ye with<lb></lb>
great force which caused him to fall with great<lb></lb>
force against the Hind wheel of a Coach, the deced<lb></lb>
head being hit agt. the struke of the wheel of the Coach<lb></lb>
says the deced continued in the work yard for an Hour<lb></lb>
afterwards. or thereabouts</p>
<p n="48">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15069_date13">18th. day of<lb></lb>
March 1758</rs>
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before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n48-74">Thos: Beach</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ51">Corr</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="49"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n49-1">Joseph R Richards</rs>
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