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at Law, on his Oath saith that he this Dept. was walking
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towards London at a Place called Pimlies about Eight
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o'Clock yesterday Evening, Says that he saw the Deced riding
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on a small dark
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Horse & Galloping, a little beyond the Turnpike,
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towards Hyde Work Corner Says that after the Deced
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had passed by this Dept. about one hundred Yards, heth
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Dept looked back, and saw the Deced's Foot or part of his
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Leg hit against a Post fixt in the Ground on the right
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side of the Horse, and the Deced immediately fell down
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off the Horse upon the Ground, upon his Head as
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Dept. believes, Says that he immediately went to
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Deced with other People, and found him lying on him
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back in the Road, Speechless, and unable to more
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Says that the Deced was carried to a Publick House
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being the Sign of the Blackmoar's Head, where he was
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bled by Mr. North a
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, Says that the Deced bled
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freely but remained Speechless, and then Dept, saw Deced
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Blood out of the right Car, Says that Mr. North dealer
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that he thought the Deced's Life in Danger and advised
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done, and Deced's Head was there shoved & he put to Bed, Say's that the
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Deced appeared to be in Liquor, and that he believes
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that hitting his Bright Leg or Foot against the Post as
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abovementioned caused the Deced's falling off the Hory
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Says that the Horse did not Kick, or appear to be rundy
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Wm. Cole
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