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and<lb></lb>
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to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1715-1">Richard Mumby</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1715-2">William Dodd</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1715-48">Mather Clark</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1715-3">John<lb></lb>
Hardy</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1715-4">Joseph Millington</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before Us Two of his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ711">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County City &<lb></lb>
Liberty</p>
<p n="1716">Who being severally upon Oath say And first this<lb></lb>
Informent. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1716-1">William Dodd</rs>
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for himself saith that about<lb></lb>
four oClock this afternoon he was in the Tap Room of<lb></lb>
the public House <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1818">the Sign of the Wheat Sheaf</rs>
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the Corner<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo1819">Poland Street</rs>
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when the person now present<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1716-2">John Ireland</rs>
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came in having the Broad<lb></lb>
Sword now produced in his hand in the Scabbard that he<lb></lb>
stayed about four or five Minutes in the Tap Room &<lb></lb>
Conversed with several People there when this Informant<lb></lb>
did not observe there was any Inconsistancys or<lb></lb>
Irregularity in such his Conversation that from the said<lb></lb>
Tap Room he went into the Parlour when this Informant<lb></lb>
saw no more of his till after the Accident had happened</p>
<p n="1717">And this Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1717-26">Richard Mumly</rs>
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for himself<lb></lb>
saith that he was in the Parlour of the above House<lb></lb>
at the time abovementioned with other Company when<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1717-1">John Ireland</rs>
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came in with the Broad Sword<lb></lb>
in his hand and sat himself down very calmly and<lb></lb>
quietly that several persons took Notice of the Broad<lb></lb>
Sword as a Curiosity when it was handed about to several<lb></lb>
of the Company who after having Examined it returned it<lb></lb>
again to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1717-2">John Ireland</rs>
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, that some One in the<lb></lb>
Company but not the Person who was Wounded mentioned<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1717-3">John Ireland</rs>
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had a very pretty Daughter<lb></lb>
when <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1717-4">John Obrien</rs>
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say'd to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1717-5">John Ireland</rs>
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that<lb></lb>
he should soon become One of his Family Upon which<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1717-6">John Ireland</rs>
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arose from his Seat & very<lb></lb>
deliberately drew the Broad Sword from out of the<lb></lb>
Scabbard and so deliberately was it done that this<lb></lb>
Informant with other persons present thought it was</p>
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