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<p n="433">Depositions taken on view of the Body of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n433-1">Edwin Swain</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo267">Sign of the Black<lb></lb>
Horse</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo268">Endfield</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo269">County of Middlesex</rs>
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the 7t- day of May<lb></lb>
1789 before <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n433-2">Edward Walter</rs>
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one of his<lb></lb>
Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ75">Coroners</rs>
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for the said County</p>
<p n="434"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n434-1">Michael Badder</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo270">Endfield Highway</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ76">Officer of Excize</rs>
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being Sworn<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
saith That on Tuesday about the hour of Seven<lb></lb>
in the<obscured></obscured>
Evening Deponent was standing near<lb></lb>
the Sign of the Black Horse Endfield Highway<lb></lb>
when the Lincoln Stage Coach drove up for<lb></lb>
the purpose of Watering the Horses when one<lb></lb>
of the outside Passengers which Deponent now<lb></lb>
knows to be <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n434-2">William ward</rs>
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called out what<lb></lb>
odds meaning as Deponent understood what<lb></lb>
where the odds upon the Battle intended to be<lb></lb>
fought between Mendoza and Humphreys at<lb></lb>
Stilton to which the deced Swain<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
who was standing near Deponent said he<lb></lb>
would take 35/10 Guinea Ward then descended<lb></lb>
from the Coach and pulled our a Guinea and<lb></lb>
the deced did the like and wished to put it<lb></lb>
in the hands of some person as a State holder<lb></lb>
but no person would receive some Ward then<lb></lb>
asked the deceased if he was a Fighter for<lb></lb>
which he Answered he could Fight him</p>
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