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in the Coldstreoun or second
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Rigment of Foot Guards, in the second Company
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Commanded by Colonel Morgan. Taken before us
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Two of his Majestys
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in and for
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the said County.
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Who being on their Oaths severally and respectively say and first the said
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for herself saith That between Eleven and Twelve o Clock last night as
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William
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her Lodger she heard the report of a Gun and immediatly
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round she saw the said
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lying on the broad of his back and
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Groaning very pitcously when she called to Mrs Thomas the Beadle who had
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but a minute before passed her door who came back immediately, but what
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she was
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then in such a distressed Situation of mind that she did not know
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what was said or done otherwise then that he was taken into her back
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Room & put on the Bed there where he died, Further Saith that she believes
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the Gun so fired as aforesaid was fired from the house of Mr. Davies of
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aforesaid Chandler who soon after
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such firing came Over
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to Informants house when he took the head of the deceased between his Legs
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and held him up and sayed he hoped he had not taken the life of any
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person especially of a person who never hurt or harmed him. That the said
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Mr. Davies then desired Mr. Thomas to go for a Dorter and most Earnestly desired
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that nothing might be wanting and to spare no Cost,And the said
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Saith for himself that between Eleven and twelve O Clock
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last night sa
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down Stairs he heard the report of a Gun, and when he opened the Street door
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he looked over the way and perceived the abovementioned
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standing
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at her Chamber Window with a Gun in her hand and so seeing him asked
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him what he was going to do who replied he did not know what he was
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going to do immediately after which the said Mr. Davies pulled the Tregges
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twice but it not going off he threw the Gun down Twice as if in a passion
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and took up another Gun, and fired it off. when he pulled up the Gun
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which he had first Attempted to Fire (and did something to it but what
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this Informant cannot tell) and pointed the same to where he was standing
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it went off and
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the Contents thereof was Lodged in the Body of
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when he immediately fell, and as he believes Mercer
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afterwards spoke, Saith that at the time the above accident happened he
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was Standing at the door of Mr. Angus together with the deceased and Mrs
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he not providentially with drawn himself a little on One side
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