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<p n="792">that immediately his entering said House he heard the<lb></lb>
Firing of a Sun in a Room up Stairs on which this Informt,<lb></lb>
ran up and found the Room in great Smock or Smother<lb></lb>
from the Firing of the said Gun & found the other Informant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n792-1">John Thomas</rs>
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attempting to wrench the said Gun out of the hands<lb></lb>
of the said Crew who as this Informant believes had wilfully<lb></lb>
and maliciously Fired the same loaded with a Bullet<lb></lb>
which was afterwards found in the said Room, at the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n792-2">John Thomas</rs>
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, and these Informants <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n792-3">John Thomas</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n792-9">Francis Lascoe Pewlett</rs>
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upon their Oaths severally<lb></lb>
say that they were employed by the other Informants<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n792-4">William Norden</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n792-5">Miles Smith</rs>
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to assist them<lb></lb>
in the execution of the Warrant herein before mentioned<lb></lb>
and that these Informants entered the House of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n792-6">William Crew</rs>
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the outward door whereof was open, on<lb></lb>
Monday the 13th.. Instant about the hour of six in the<lb></lb>
Morning and not seeing the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n792-7">William Crew</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Kitchen which was on the ground floor these Informants<lb></lb>
immediately went up stairs, the said Thomas first and<lb></lb>
the said Pewlett following him in Order to Search for<lb></lb>
the said Crew, and the said Thomas for himself with<lb></lb>
that seeing a Key in a Chamber door on the right hand<lb></lb>
of the Landing place, this Informt. opened the same and there<lb></lb>
saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n792-8">William Crew</rs>
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in his Shirt sitting upright<lb></lb>
on the side of the Bed the Curtains of which were undrawn<lb></lb>
with a Gun in his hand which he put to his Shoulder and<lb></lb>
presented it at this Informt. whereupon this Informant<lb></lb>
instantly stept up towards the said Crew and the Room<lb></lb>
being small this Informt. advanced Just in time to turn aside<lb></lb>
the Muzzle thereof, at which it instant of time said Crew pulled<lb></lb>
the Trigger of the Gun and Fired the same intending<lb></lb>
as this</p>
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