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<p n="467">Dept. to fetch a Constable but afterwards sayed he<lb></lb>
would get one himself: that Greenstreet stood at<lb></lb>
the Door of the Room & refused to let any body pass:<lb></lb>
that the deced & touch Greenstreet two or three times<lb></lb>
in the Face with his open hand with some force<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15072_n467-1">Joseph Pearce</rs>
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the Maid Servt. standing in the Room<lb></lb>
between him and the deced: that Greenstreet Straw<del>Knocked</del>
<lb></lb>
her<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
against a Chair there on the Floor &<lb></lb>
after knocked the deceased<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
down with Fist & after he<lb></lb>
was downstruck him two or three ran out for<lb></lb>
Help & returning immediately saw the sd. Greenstreet<lb></lb>
with<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a Clapsed Kinpe open<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in his hand<lb></lb>
therewith giving the deceased three or four stabbs<lb></lb>
on the left side of his Neck: that Greenstreet<lb></lb>
immediately ran out of the House & Dept. saw him<lb></lb>
no more till Yesterday Says the sd. Greenstreet at<lb></lb>
every stable he gave the deced taken up & put on a chair Jas.<lb></lb>
Richards Depts. Fellow Apprentice put his hands to the<lb></lb>
deceds wounds in Order to stop the Blood. That the<lb></lb>
deced immediately after having reced the Wounds cryed<lb></lb>
out oh that Rogues meaning as Dept. believe as the sd.<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15072_geo309">Greenstreet</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="468">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15072_date108">19.th day of Novr. 1761</rs>
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<lb></lb>
before me}</p>
<p n="469"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15072_n469-1">Tho: Beach</rs>
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Corr.</p>
<p n="470"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15072_n470-1">William Reed</rs>
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</p>
<p n="471"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15072_n471-1">Sarah Pearce</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15072_occ234">Servt</rs>
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. to the deced at the time of his death<lb></lb>
maketh Oath & saith that on Tuesday Evening last the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15072_n471-2">Robt. Greenstreet</rs>
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came house to the deced's House & went up<lb></lb>
three pair of Stairs to his Lodging Room there; that he<lb></lb>
presently afterwards came down Stairs again & went out<lb></lb>
at the Street Door, but returned again instantly & entred<lb></lb>
the little Room at the End of the Shop where the deced then<lb></lb>
was: that the sd. Greenstreet then advanced towards the deced<lb></lb>
holding his Fist at him, call in the deced old Son of Bitch and<lb></lb>
demanding of him 50s which was due to him from the deced<lb></lb>
for Wages : that the deced refused to pay till his Quarter was<lb></lb>
up which would be at Christmas & then the deced sayed he<lb></lb>
would pay him: says before Greenstreet the deced<lb></lb>
the saw the deced give him a Pat ortive in the Face with<lb></lb>
his open hand & believes it was only with a design to keep<lb></lb>
Greenstreet from him that he struch Dept. pushed her down<lb></lb>
over a Chair on wch she went up Stairs that soon afterwards<lb></lb>
Dept. went down stairs again and saw Deced lying on the Floor<lb></lb>
wallowing in his Blood, endeavouring to speech,<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
bringing</p>
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