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Robert Win stainless
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taken on oath before
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Herbert Whitfields
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Esquire one of His Majesties Justices
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of the Peace for the said County, And first
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John Morgan
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for himself saith
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that on the 25th. Day of November Instant about half an Hour after six o'clock
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in the Evening as he was going from
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towards
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Just opposite the End of
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Lane he saw the Man now present
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who calls himself
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Standing with two Women, that
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Robert
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Winstanley
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(who is as well as this Informant a Sewent to
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a Callicoc & Glazer) was with him and had a bundle upon his head containing
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two prices of Callicoe and several other Articles which they were taking
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to their masters to be glased and this Inst. further saith that the
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Prisoner came behind the sd. Winstanley caught hold of the parcel and
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pulled it from of his head that the sd. Winstanley in endeavouring to
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recover the parcel received a Violent blow from the Prisoner which knocked
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him down that while he was down the Prisoner Kicked him in the
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Eye, that during the Scuffle the two Women who were taking with
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the Prisoner ran off with the Parcel And this Inst. further saith
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that on his endeavouring to help his fellow servant the sd. Winstanley
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the Prisoner caught him by the throat that this Infort. endeavoured
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to Ann away and the Prisoner following turn several Persons came
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to his Assistance and one
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took the sd Prisoner and lodged
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him in the Watch House, And this Inst. further saith that he lost out
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of his pocket the Linen Handkerchief now produced which he this
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Inst. has been told and believes was found upon the prisoner agt whc
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was taken to the watch House, And this Inst. further saith that he never
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lost sight of the Prisoner from the beginning of the scuffle untill he
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was secured in the Watch House aforesaid.
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Sworn before me this
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25th Day of November 1788}
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Mr. Whitfield
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Robert Wintanley
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for himself saith that on the 25th. Day of November Instant
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as he was carrying a Parcell Just opposite the End of
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in
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he received a violent blow upon the back part of his heard
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that he then Struck at the Person now present who calls himself
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when he was knocked down and kicked Violently in the Eye
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