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<p n="449">Depositions taken on View of the Body<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n449-1">Edwin Swain</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo280">Sign of the Black Horse</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo281">Parish of Enfield</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo282">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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the 7th. day of May 1789 before<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n449-2">Edward Walter</rs>
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one of the Coroners for<lb></lb>
the said County</p>
<p n="450"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n450-1">Thomas Ball</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo283">Endfield</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ81">Butcher</rs>
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being<lb></lb>
Sworn saith That as he was Passing along<lb></lb>
Endfield Highway on Tuesday last about<lb></lb>
Seven in the Evening he heard a great<lb></lb>
Noise and saw a Number of People got<lb></lb>
together and upon going up he found therein<lb></lb>
was a Quanell between <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n450-2">William Ward</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n450-3">Edwin Swain</rs>
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both of whom Deponent<lb></lb>
knew they afterwards fought that Swain<lb></lb>
after two Minutes gave out and came to the Bar<lb></lb>
and stood there for near a Minute when ward<lb></lb>
came up to him and gave him a Blow<lb></lb>
which brought him to the Ground and the<lb></lb>
deceased Swain never spoke afterwards and<lb></lb>
peponens verily believes such Blow to<lb></lb>
have been the cause of his Death</p>
<p n="451"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n451-1">Thos. Ball</rs>
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