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April 1765

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room but to have called him out & said it was a very
dirty know & called the deced a dirty black guard
followyou are always breeding a confusion in my House
The deced ask'd Shelmerdine are you in darnest. he
answ'd. youMan deced then sd. I will hold you a gr. I
am not so dirty a Fellow no youThat shelmerdine give as'd
then deceds being work. agt. The deced annsrd. he had
one in his Pocket but did not shew any & added I don't
know Whole I am worth at many Guiness as you because
I have not so cases a way to come at themThose were
the last words that poss'd between them & the deced
went awayThat after the deced was gone Shelmerdine
told thos Witness That the deced had been there several
times & he did not know the meaning if it, unless it
was to take the House ever his Head.knows no more.

Robert Cheesman< no role >

Thos Coleman< no role > Labourer at Mr. Scotsknew them
decedThat last monday afternoon abt. 3 the deced ask'd
the witness to drink wth. him at Mr. Monkshe went
wth. him in they had 2 Pots of Prcer amongst 3. or 4 of
them besides 6d. in rum & water wch was had in & drank
but the witness drank not of it [..] Gives the came [..] not
wth. Mr. Monk touching Shelmerdine abusing the deced for
asking Peaver for his debt

Thos Coleman< no role >




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