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Depositions touching the Death of
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for the County of Middx the
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to Mr. Hands Founder in
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& Saith that On Monday Even between 7 & 9 the 30th: of July 1750, The
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& himself being Shop mates together they went to
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& went to Skettled & the D
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a Wagon of 2d: with Another Man one
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Wm. Yates
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& when the Man Asked for his Money the Deced refused to pay
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upon that the Man Collard the Deced & sd. then you must go along with me
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not further Says that the Deced had 3 or 4 falls, & that he this Depont.
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Endeavoured to help him up, But he desired him to let him alone, Says
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that the Deced was then in Liquor, And that he dyed in about an hour
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But before he dyed heard him
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that he did for me the first blow, first
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Deced was in perfect Health, & used to work very hard at his Business.
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, Maketh
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Joseph Farrow
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came into the Skettle G
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Several Games of Skettles & layd Betts of a Penny with one
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& the Deced lost two pence & when the sd. Yates asked him for
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asked this Depont. if, he should pay him, But presently they went
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fighting & the Deced pulld of his Cloaths & went to it but the o
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not Strip't Says that he saw them hug one Another & saw the
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fall to the Ground together & after Severall falls the Deced gave out
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& that he dyed in about an hour after
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