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from the first little hopes of his recoveryDeponent
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called again Yesterday in the Evening, and was informed he
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was Dead, and Deponent beleives that the Deceased Died
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in Consequence of a Violent Concussion of the Brain.
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Thomas Wise
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William Stephenson
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who lives in Lord Bulkeley's House
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on his Oath saith that on Wednesday last the 23d. Instant
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about Seven in the Evening he came to Lord Bulkeley's House
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in the
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in the
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, the Deceased was
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Porter
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to my
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Lord and sitting in his Chair in the Hall, Deponent Stand
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with him till near Eight o Clock, they then went together to
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Mason Street
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in the
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said Parish, went into the Parlour and sat down and had a
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Pint of Porter, there were four Men in the Parlour playing
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at Lords, afterwards two Men played together, one of the
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name of Smith, during their Playing some differences nose
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about Dealing, they both got up in a great rages and Smith
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took, the other by the Cellar whose Name was Wallis, and
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laid him across the Table-Deponent prevented Wallis from
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being Struck by Smith by deponent's holding Smith's Arms
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the
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the Deceased then became enraged at seeing Wallis, who
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was his Fellow Servant used ill by Smith, and said to
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Smith, if he wanted Fighting, he would Fight him for a
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Guinea in a large Sum-Smith said he would not Fight
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for Money-Smith and Wallis then finished the Game
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at Cards and quietly-after the Game was our, Smith
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went out of the Room-the Deceased and Harry a
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to Lord
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morne who had come into the Room
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took the Cards and played three single Games-during
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their Play, three or four Messages came to the Deceased
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by the Boy of the House that he was wanted by a Person
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in Private-he answered he had no private Business, if
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he was wanted by any Person they might come to him
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there, but no Person came-about a quarter before Eleven
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the Game was finished, used all the Persons in the Room
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about Six in number came out of the House into the
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Street as going home-it was then very dark, within Ten
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Yards of the
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Door the Deceased near
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Called to-the Deceased turned back, and within two
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Minutes he heard a Skirmish, and he saw the Deceased
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throw off his Coat and Waistcoat and he and Smith met
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