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This is my real Case that Insect generaly of a morning<lb></lb>
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Mr Halletts or distillers near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50397_geo93">temple bar</rs>
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to drink a half<lb></lb>
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nny dram one morning about nine of the clock I went<lb></lb>
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therein as usual and was goeing about my Busieness the Landlord<lb></lb>
and one Tooks who is a porter Belonging to the Six Clerks<lb></lb>
office was their present they both I Suppose had made a<lb></lb>
Contract for my comeing their in order to make me their<lb></lb>
Laughing Stock which is vize-they Informed me that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n176-1">John<lb></lb>
Marsh</rs>
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my prosecutor Laide dangerous Ill at his appartments<lb></lb>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50397_geo94">Little Shear Lane</rs>
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near the abovementiond place and realy<lb></lb>
by force made me to goe to See my prosecutor who they<lb></lb>
pretended Lay very Ill I out of my free good will did<lb></lb>
goe to See the Saide prosecutor reith an Intent to treat him<lb></lb>
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as far as my Ability would afford when I came thither in<lb></lb>
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a Little Garet adjoneing to his Lodgeing I calld him by his<lb></lb>
Name and told him the above mentioned persons Informed<lb></lb>
me of his Ill State of health and that I came out of pure<lb></lb>
Love to See him on which is replie was god claim your<lb></lb>
Blood are you one of the thieves that Just now Robed me<lb></lb>
I then turnd about and Saw Hellett the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50397_occ55">distiller</rs>
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Laughing<lb></lb>
I had Several words with him but no answer any further<lb></lb>
then it was Game he by Rolence put me into the yard<lb></lb>
Second time when the prosecutor repeated the Same words<lb></lb>
as before which Was very threating Twent with the Saide<lb></lb>
Hallett to his house and Soon after my prosecutor came<lb></lb>
in and without Saying one word Struck me twice in<lb></lb>
the face and pulled me by the nose then repeated his<lb></lb>
places on the Left Side of my breast which Brought<lb></lb>
tears from my Eyes being Just come out of a fitt of<lb></lb>
Illness and in a manner a Cripple I then absconded the<lb></lb>
Said distillers house and never could goe about my Lawfull<lb></lb>
Occasions without receiving affonts from my prosecutor<lb></lb>
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that I went in Continual danger of my Life might & day<lb></lb>
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which I proved when I had a warrant for the prosecutor<lb></lb>
before Justices Fielding in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50397_geo95">Bow Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50397_geo96">covent Garden</rs>
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the abovesaid Tooks Sent me money to fetch ye warrant</p>
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