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Who being sevl, on Oath say & first the Ins Wn. Wood
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for himself south That he was last night in Company
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with som
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was the P Can house where he met with two persons
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Cod Gardan and the sd. Noel asked
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for a Private Room & they went up Stairs and the sd Noel
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asked this Inst. to Play at Cacds which this Ins agreed to
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and accordingley Playd at all fours but upon the Landlord being asked for Cards
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he sayd he had no Cards & wod, matter no Card Playing in his house
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and the in the sd. Noel proposed husling in a Hatt which this
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Ins comply'd with & busled half peace in a Hatt with the sd.
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Lenton & Saith that the Going was for figuer only & no money
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Played for and this Ins lost half a Crowns worth of Ligner &
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then he refused to play anymore And then Ins Pulled out his
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Purse in order to pay for the Liquor (which Purse
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he had
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Pulled out in the fore senn of the sd. Noel & Lenton at the former
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house) & upon turning his Money out of his Purse on the
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Table the said Lenton matched up
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a Guinea and the sd
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Noel took up the rest of the money amounting to Seventeen Shillg And uper this Ins
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asking for his money the said Lenton damn'd him & said
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he wod. keep it & that this Ins might go & he damned
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and then they attempted to go down stairs which the Ins
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prevented & went himself down stairs & Informed the
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