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not choosing to be turned out, but Ashdon persevered, and
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being more powerful than the Deponent Ashdon forced
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him out and was thrown upon the Deceased and Ashdon
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Stut the Door, in about a Minute after Ashdon came out
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with Moore the Patrole and brought out the Key of one
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of the Holes of the Watch House, and opened the Door, and
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then with the assistance of Moore took the Deceased from
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the Ground and Carried him into Hole and Set him,
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upright, and Deponent believes the Door of the Hole was
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not locked or him Ashdon asked the Deceased If he
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did not Pass him to
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All Hallows
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and where is your
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Wife and the Deceased Said No Ashdon then said to
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the Deceased he
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would leave the Door open and he
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might go out when he pleased Deponent Says the
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Deceased appeared to he a very poor distressed Person
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that to the best of his Knowledge he had no Shirt on
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his Breast appearing to he bare, he had a Sort of
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Trowsers in, and was very indifferently and poorly
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Clothed.
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William Knight
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James Loton
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one of the Church Wardens of
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, on his Oath saith, That on Saturday Morning
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last about Ten o'Clock, Ashdon the Bedel came to
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him, Saying he had got a refractory Man in
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the Watch House Deponent Said he would call and Lee,
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him, and about a Quarter after Ten met Ashdon in,
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, and went with him to the
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Watch House, and Ashdon pushed open the Door of the
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West Hole which was unlocked and Deponent saw the
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Deceased lying on the Floor, apparently in a State of
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Intoxication Ashdon went to the Deceased and called
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him Jack, and did him get up, the Deceased raised him
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Head and muttered Some into herent WorldDeponent
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asked Ashdon who charged him as he understood he had
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been a Might Charge - Ashdon Said Knight the Patrole,
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Ashdon then told the Deponent the Deceased was a very
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Drunken riotous Vagabond and had been passed as
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Bread Shed where his Wife and three
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Children were in the Poor House Deponent then observed
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when he was taken before Mr. Abington the Magistrate it
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