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<p n="280">from the first little hopes of his recoveryDeponent<lb></lb>
called again Yesterday in the Evening, and was informed he<lb></lb>
was Dead, and Deponent beleives that the Deceased Died<lb></lb>
in Consequence of a Violent Concussion of the Brain.</p>
<p n="281"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n281-1">Thomas Wise</rs>
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</p>
<p n="282"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n282-1">William Stephenson</rs>
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who lives in Lord Bulkeley's House<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith that on Wednesday last the 23d. Instant<lb></lb>
about Seven in the Evening he came to Lord Bulkeley's House<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo420">Stanhope Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo421">Parish of St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo422">Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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, the Deceased was <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ324">Porter</rs>
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to my<lb></lb>
Lord and sitting in his Chair in the Hall, Deponent Stand<lb></lb>
with him till near Eight o Clock, they then went together to<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo423">Public House called the Red Lyon</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo424">Mason Street</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
said Parish, went into the Parlour and sat down and had a<lb></lb>
Pint of Porter, there were four Men in the Parlour playing<lb></lb>
at Lords, afterwards two Men played together, one of the<lb></lb>
name of Smith, during their Playing some differences nose<lb></lb>
about Dealing, they both got up in a great rages and Smith<lb></lb>
took, the other by the Cellar whose Name was Wallis, and<lb></lb>
laid him across the Table-Deponent prevented Wallis from<lb></lb>
being Struck by Smith by deponent's holding Smith's Arms<lb></lb>
the</p>
<p n="283">the Deceased then became enraged at seeing Wallis, who<lb></lb>
was his Fellow Servant used ill by Smith, and said to<lb></lb>
Smith, if he wanted Fighting, he would Fight him for a<lb></lb>
Guinea in a large Sum-Smith said he would not Fight<lb></lb>
for Money-Smith and Wallis then finished the Game<lb></lb>
at Cards and quietly-after the Game was our, Smith<lb></lb>
went out of the Room-the Deceased and Harry a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ325">Servant</rs>
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to Lord <obscured></obscured>
morne who had come into the Room<lb></lb>
took the Cards and played three single Games-during<lb></lb>
their Play, three or four Messages came to the Deceased<lb></lb>
by the Boy of the House that he was wanted by a Person<lb></lb>
in Private-he answered he had no private Business, if<lb></lb>
he was wanted by any Person they might come to him<lb></lb>
there, but no Person came-about a quarter before Eleven<lb></lb>
the Game was finished, used all the Persons in the Room<lb></lb>
about Six in number came out of the House into the<lb></lb>
Street as going home-it was then very dark, within Ten<lb></lb>
Yards of the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo425">Red Lyon Public House</rs>
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Door the Deceased near<lb></lb>
Called to-the Deceased turned back, and within two<lb></lb>
Minutes he heard a Skirmish, and he saw the Deceased<lb></lb>
throw off his Coat and Waistcoat and he and Smith met<lb></lb>
and</p>
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