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a Soldier in the First Froop of Horse Guard
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the Deced was a Soldier
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in the same Troop with Dept. about three Years, Says that he
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was discharged about half a Year ago on Accot of being drunk
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the Deced being much addicted to Drinking, Says that he
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went to the Sign of the Horse and Groom in Theobalds Row
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on Wednesday Night last (Jany. 10th.) to a Club where his
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Comrade Mr. Jacksons was Chairman, about NIne o'Clock in the Evening
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That in about ten Minutes after the Deced came in with
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three Men of the same Troop with Dept. and another Gentleman
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the Deced appearing then to be in Liquor, Says that the
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Deced and the Company continued there Drinking until
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near Eleven o'Clock, when the Club broke up, Says that
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just before their coming away the Deced took hold
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of a Pot standing upon the Table full of Beer and at one
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Draft drunk it off, and would have persuaded the other
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Gentleman to do the like, but they all refused, Says that
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the Deced and the Company come away, and that Mr.
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Jackson, Mr. Chrishold, a Corporal, two other Gentlemen, the
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Deced and this Dept. went into the Sign of the
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Theobalds Row, the Deced immediately called for a Pot of Nice
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Beer, which was brought, and Deced drank it up at
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one Draft, saying to the Company, that he would make them
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Die Dunshill or else knock under, Says that another Pot
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was fetched, which Deced would have had, but the Company
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would not suffer him to have any more, Says that the
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Deced laid his Head upon the Table, and fell asleep as Dept
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thought, Says that the Company staid there about half an hour
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and were then going away, Says that they called Deced aloud
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but could not awake him, That two of them lifted Deced up
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but he was not able to stand or speak, Says that they
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desired the Landlord to let the Deced lye in the Taproom
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that Night before the Kitchen Fire, which the Landlord refused
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