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<p n="175"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50405_date54">Wednesday 1st: Augt</rs>
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: 1750</note>
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<p n="176">Depositions touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n176-1">Joseph Farrow</rs>
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Taken<lb></lb>
before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n176-2">John King</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50405_occ54">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50405_occ55">Coroner</rs>
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for the County of Middx the <lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50405_date55">first day of Augt</rs>
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. 1750.</p>
<p n="177"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n177-1">Wm: Alsop</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50405_occ56">Servant</rs>
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to Mr. Hands Founder in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50405_geo136">White Cross Street</rs>
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Maketh<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
& Saith that On Monday Even between 7 & 9 the 30th: of July 1750, The<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n177-2">Joseph Farrow</rs>
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& himself being Shop mates together they went to<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50405_geo137">Swan Ale house</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50405_geo138">White Cross Street</rs>
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& went to Skettled & the D<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
a Wagon of 2d: with Another Man one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n177-3">Wm. Yates</rs>
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. & that the Deced<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
& when the Man Asked for his Money the Deced refused to pay<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
upon that the Man Collard the Deced & sd. then you must go along with me<lb></lb>
Says upon that they went to fighting & the Deced Stupt, but the other did<lb></lb>
not further Says that the Deced had 3 or 4 falls, & that he this Depont.<lb></lb>
Endeavoured to help him up, But he desired him to let him alone, Says<lb></lb>
that the Deced was then in Liquor, And that he dyed in about an hour<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
But before he dyed heard him<obscured></obscured>
that he did for me the first blow, first<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Says that it was in a Soft place where they fought, & before this happend ye.<lb></lb>
Deced was in perfect Health, & used to work very hard at his Business.</p>
<p n="178"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n178-1">Richd. Homan</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50405_geo139">Goat Yard</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50405_geo140">White Cross Street</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50405_occ57">Blacksmith</rs>
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, Maketh<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Saith that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50405_occ58">Deced</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50405_n178-2">Joseph Farrow</rs>
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came into the Skettle G<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Several Games of Skettles & layd Betts of a Penny with one<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
& the Deced lost two pence & when the sd. Yates asked him for<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
asked this Depont. if, he should pay him, But presently they went<lb></lb>
fighting & the Deced pulld of his Cloaths & went to it but the o<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
not Strip't Says that he saw them hug one Another & saw the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
fall to the Ground together & after Severall falls the Deced gave out<lb></lb>
& that he dyed in about an hour after</p>
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