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<p n="331">Informt. very ill provokeing words<lb></lb>
and this Informt. desired ye sd Cowland to<lb></lb>
be friends and he would give him wt<lb></lb>
satisfaccon he pleased, and also Sr. Andrew<lb></lb>
told ye sd Cowland that he would give<lb></lb>
him satisfaccon on ye morrow & offer'd<lb></lb>
to<del>ye</del>
tell him where he lodged; And<lb></lb>
this Informt. desired them to be friends<lb></lb>
& go and drinke a glass of wine together<lb></lb>
which Mr Cowland seemingly consent'd<lb></lb>
to and whilst this Informt. stood at ye<lb></lb>
foott of ye<obscured></obscured>
ye Sd Sr Andrew & Mr<lb></lb>
Cowland were gone up, and imediately<lb></lb>
this Informt. hearing a great noise on<lb></lb>
ye sudden he ran up Staires as fast as<lb></lb>
he could & saw some person have hold<lb></lb>
off Mr Cowland whose sword was then<lb></lb>
naked in his hand but did not see<lb></lb>
any other sword drawne & as this<lb></lb>
Informt had taken hold on Mr Cowland<lb></lb>
Sr Andrew told this Informt that he<lb></lb>
was wounded & afterwards told this<lb></lb>
he meaning<lb></lb>
Informt. that (Cowland) had barbarous<lb></lb>
murdered him before his sword was<lb></lb>
drawne. And this Informt. afterwards<lb></lb>
seised ye sd Cowland & tooke his sword<lb></lb>
from him which was then bloody five<lb></lb>
or six inches & then thrust him into</p>
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