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<p n="1921">20. day of May, 1784</p>
<p n="1922"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx<lb></lb>
to Wit</note>
}<lb></lb>
The Examination of Witnesses touching the Death<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1922-1">Edward Jacobs</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45028_n1922-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
than and there laying dead<lb></lb>
George To witt of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1323">Feltham</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ473">Labourer</rs>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45028_occ473" type="occupation" value="Labourer"></interp>
on is Oath<lb></lb>
Sayeth that Last Munday night about 10 Oclock<lb></lb>
he saw the desasd, and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1922-2">John Taylor</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45028_n1922-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, Jur. in hitching of ware going<lb></lb>
Mr Follet house to fight and he got in between them to Prevent it<lb></lb>
and they Struck at each others when this Witness<lb></lb>
revd. a blow from the Party he got a way, then the Pray stopd. a time<lb></lb>
and then Cadwd, Jacobs Struck, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1922-3">John Taylor</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45028_n1922-3" type="surname" value="Taylor"></interp>
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and then<lb></lb>
they Stript, and when, out to fight then <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1922-4">John Taylor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
said that he wold sooner go and dring a pot of beer<lb></lb>
then to fight butt Edwd. Jacobs said that you Jack<lb></lb>
be a fighting man and I will fight You<lb></lb>
and then <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1922-5">George Jewitt</rs>
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say the Deced and I Taylor have several<lb></lb>
Sharpe rounds of fighting and that he saw I Taylor, hitt<lb></lb>
E<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
dward Jacobbs on the right side of the head and Late tripp<lb></lb>
follow in one another and the deceasd. dropt, directley and<lb></lb>
never spoke aney more and expired in halfe and houre</p>
<p n="1923">The Mark<figure rend="mark"></figure>
of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1923-1">George Jewett</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1924">Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1924-1">Richard Jewett</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45028_n1924-1" type="surname" value="Jewett"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45028_n1924-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ474">Labror</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1324">Feltham</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on is Oath<lb></lb>
Saith that when they Stript to fight, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1924-2">John Taylor</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45028_n1924-2" type="surname" value="Taylor"></interp>
<interp inst="LMOBPS45028_n1924-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
said That he wold sooner go and drink a Pott of beer<lb></lb>
then to fight with the decead, and E<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1924-3">dwd Jacobs</rs>
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said that<lb></lb>
he wold fight, I,Taylor, for he never fought nothing but<lb></lb>
Children and feels and that I. Taylor should not be cock<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo1325">the walke</rs>
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aney Longer witch is all that he knowed</p>
<p n="1925">Richd<lb></lb>
The Mark<obscured></obscured>
of<lb></lb>
Jewett</p>
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