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<p n="2122"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n2122-1">Benjamin West</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo754">Fleet Street London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45017_occ437">Linnen Draper</rs>
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Saith the Deceased Drew Patterns for him<lb></lb>
That last Tuesday over One o'Clock Informant was going<lb></lb>
with Clarke to One Molshull who works for Informant<lb></lb>
near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo755">half Nicholls Street</rs>
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in Order to Look at some Work<lb></lb>
That going up half Nicholl Street Informant heard Two<lb></lb>
Men Following "There goes Clarke" That Informant did<lb></lb>
not then Look behind himThat immediately afterwards<lb></lb>
the same Two Men Came up with themAnd One of them<lb></lb>
(the Tallest of the Two who had a large Stone in his Hand)<lb></lb>
Came up to Clarke and Swore at him and Called him a<lb></lb>
a Blood Selling Rascal And threw the Stone at him<lb></lb>
Believes he was within two or three Yards of Clarke when<lb></lb>
he threwWhether it Fit him or not Informant cannot<lb></lb>
TillSaith he then run away directly up Cock Lane<lb></lb>
and Came thro' a <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo756">little Alley</rs>
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into <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo757">Shoreditch</rs>
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near the Turnpike<lb></lb>
That Clarke run the Reverse way from Informant<lb></lb>
and went to Mrs. Snees Informant Saw him at the<lb></lb>
DoorThat before Informant went into <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo758">Shoreditch</rs>
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he Turn'd back and Saw Clarke down and the said Two Men Kicking him and Beating him with their Hand Saith Clarke was then without his Hat and<lb></lb>
WigThat the said Two Men and several Others<lb></lb>
Pursued him up to Mrs. SneesSaith he went to Mr.<lb></lb>
Clarkes Wife in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo759">Artillery Lane</rs>
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, Told her that her Husband<lb></lb>
had been Attacked And Asked her if he had got his Pistols<lb></lb>
That She said he had not the Pistols And Then Informant<lb></lb>
Desired her to take them least he should be Attacked<lb></lb>
againThat his Wife Ask'd Informant She should<lb></lb>
take his Stick and Informant said no there was no<lb></lb>
OccasionAnd Saith that Clarke did not himself mention<lb></lb>
Any thing to Informant about the Pistols</p>
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