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the deceased came out saying dam our
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I am not as heared of or afrsaid of saying
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such a then
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his and Vent
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this discharged his Blunderbuss at the
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deceased and their took hold of the Maple
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in a Position to strike the
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deceased and said them You take this
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immediately
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Wm. Bellamy
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I am German
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Nephew
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of No. 10
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Hungerford market
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being sworn deposeth as follows
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to. Wit that between two and three o'Clock
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I came with me Uncle yesterday Morning the 15th. Instant in a Boat
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to Hungerford and my Uncle
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told me to go home and he could come
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Presently, but as he did not
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to Mr.
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Uncle, Mr. Bellamy and
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John Vent
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and they there went in a
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in order to take
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two men who were robbing same of the
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Craft of Coals and some afterwards I
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heard a Report of something like a Gan
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I then went from the Wharf along the Craft
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and saw one man remaining away
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along the Craft towards the Shore, I
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the saw Bellamy and Vent and also
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another Watchman with there upon Mr
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Piper Barge and as I was going
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towards there Vent and the Watchman
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came towards me thinking that I was
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was one of the Thames and I heard the
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a Watchman say to Vent don't short him
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but to be two Prisoner upon which I
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said to Vent John you went shoot one upon which
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he said it is
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is not it and I said Yes.
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Vent and the other Watchman then retund
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to
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