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the 6th of the Instant July abt 6 in the morning goeing by
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breake down the
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window Shutter of the begging roome & carry the same into the prison Yard & by the Noise he heard of Stamping on boards believes he
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broke the Same to pieces, that belveing the sd Vickers & others were endeavouring to escape, he acquainted the Turnkey therewith
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that the sd Vickers & others have ever Since continued very outragious, drinking & Swearing, to the disturbance of the neighbourhood
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saith that the sd 6th of July goeing to his duty as Turnkey abt 6 in the Morning Saw
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Math: Vickers
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breaking the
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window Shutters of the begging roome cursing & Swearing & with a Staft break the inner door into pieces soe that the prisoners
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have recourse into the begging roome at their Pleasure & recieve the Charity money which pperly belongs to the poor of the
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Comon side, That the 7th of this instant workemen comeing to hang on the begging roome Door One
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Richd Warters
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opposed the Carpenters & forced the Door from them, That Warters assaulted one of the Carpenters endeavouring to force the
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hammer out of his hands, That the sd Bravo & Warters getting a piece of timber out of a Wall broke the Door into pieces
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being assieted by the sd Vickers & one Paine they all declareing they would never Suffer any door to be fixed there to Whilst
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they were there That the sd Bravo Vickers & Sevll other Prisoners have ever Since continued in a very riotons manner
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curseing the Warden & his Officers, that the sd door being broke down as aforesd there is great danger of the Prisoners
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excapeing
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John Head
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Saith That on the 6th of this Instant July he Saw
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pull down & break the Inner door of the begging roome
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& on Richd Warters carry the pieces into his roome That he also Saw the sd Vickers pull down the outer door of the sd begging
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roome, That the sd Vickers One Bravo & Warters with other Prisoners have ever Since behaved themselves in an
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outragious manner curseing & Damming & threatning the Warden & Mr. Fitch
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Walter Barking One of the Turnkeys Saith that on the 7th of this Instant July the Carpenters goeing to putt up the begging roome doore
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obsturct the Carpenters in putting up the Same
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cursing & Swearing they would never Suffer any door to be putt up their & at the same time break the sd door into pieces, That
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the sd Warters Vickers Bravo & other Prisoners have ever Since continued in a very outragious manner curseing & swearing That by
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reason of the sd Doors being broke the prisoners are in great danger of escapeing
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John Chilton
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Saith that the 7th of this Instant July he & one
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being ordered to hang up the begging roome door in
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opposed them curseing & Swearing that they would never Sufter any door to be
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hung up there & threatned to Bull this Depont in case he would not surrender his hammer
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Sturch his in the case in a
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That the sd Bravo & Warters
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& Sevtt other prisoners gott a piece of Timber out of a Wall & broke the sd door into pieces, That he was oblidged to
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gett out of the Prison with all expedition fearing he should be killed or pumped at the Leash
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Saith yt ye sd 7th July ye sd. Vickers Sent for him & Wth many Curses ye told him yt if became
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into ye Fleet he wd. be the Death of him or to ye Effect as also ye Wards himself if he comes in & ye sd
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Vickers (in company wth. diverse other of ye prisonrs) wth a Watch Staff in his hand put it agt ye Barrs St
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ye sd Begging Room
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swearing he wd break them down & make way for them all fort
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sd Fatch was fort to sett ye Citty Watch al ye sd Grate wth out Side wch are there continued &
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that ye sd. Vickers Bravo & ye rest have ever Since behaved ym Selferes in a very Riotens
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manner & her under Dreadfull Apprehencons of ye escapeing together wth other pisonr
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