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19th. day of November
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to the deceased at the
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time of his Death maketh Oath and saith that
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he was present at his Masters House on Tuesday last
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between the House of 8 & 9 in the Evening when
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to the deceased came house intoxicated with Liquor
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that he went up then Pair of Stairs in Order as
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Deponent then believed to go the Bed, but presently
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afterwards came down again, and went into the
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little Room behind the Shop where the deceased then
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was; that the sd. Greenstreet asked the deceased if
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any person had been thereto enquire after him, to
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which the deced made answer there had not nor
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did the deced want any body to came after him:
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that the sd. Greenstreet then asked the deceased to
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pay him fifty shillings that ward due to him for five
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Weeks Wages
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which the deced refused to pay him
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telling him he would pay him no money till
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Quartor was due, on which sd. Green abused
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the deced very much by calling him Rogue & giving
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him other opprobious Language that the deced find
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to get out of the Room, but here fused
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saying he would not till he was paid his money; that
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the deced being in his Chair, rise from it, & endeavoured
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to put him out; and on Greenstreet not moving
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the deced street GreenStreet two Blows in his Face
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but Dept. cannot tell whether the Blows either of
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then were given by the Fist or the open had, but the sd.
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GreenStreet did not appear to be much hurt
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did this
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Dept. see any Blood if us from Greenstreet: that sd.
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Greenstreet thereupon touch the deced two or three
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times in the face with his Fist. & showed the deced down
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& after he was down struch him again there or four Blows
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