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<p n="169"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Saturday <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15061_date23">12th: May 1750</rs>
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<p n="170">Deposicons touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n170-1">Samuel Denten</rs>
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Taken before<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n170-2">John King</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ80">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ81">Coroner</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo134">City of London</rs>
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<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15061_date24">12th May 1750</rs>
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<p n="171"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1</note>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n171-1">Thomas Compton</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo135">Moore Lane</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ82">Book keeper</rs>
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to the Yorkshire Carryer at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo136">White Bear</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo137">John Bazinghall Street</rs>
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Maketh Oath & Saith that about Six a Seven Weeks ago he saw<lb></lb>
the Deced <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n171-3">Samuel Denton</rs>
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At this Masters Stable which was near this Depont: Stable<lb></lb>
Sitting on the Sill of the Door; Says that he touched him very Slightly on the Back<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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and Asked him if he would have some hag bands for his Jack Ass Upon which he cryed<lb></lb>
out & said that he was very Soe & not well for that his Master has beat him This<lb></lb>
Depont. Says that he never saw his Master strike him And that he knows the<lb></lb>
Master very well and bears a very good Character</p>
<p n="172"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">2</note>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n172-1">John Dennis</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo138">Grub Street</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ83">Watchman</rs>
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Maketh Oath & Saith that on friday the<lb></lb>
20th: of April betrioxt I & to at Night he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n172-2">Thos. Pearson</rs>
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the Master<obscured></obscured>
the<lb></lb>
Deced <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n172-3">Samuel Denton</rs>
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and beat him with the lash end of a horse whip, And saw him<lb></lb>
Knsik his Head against Mr: Willers Door and then lugd him home to his own<lb></lb>
house, And that the boy cryed out very much & sd. Dr. Sr: dent beat me for that he<lb></lb>
would not do the like again, to which the Master replyed that he could take<lb></lb>
care he should not This Depont. further Saith that when they were within Doors<lb></lb>
he heard the Deced cry out very much but what he sd. this Depont. knows not</p>
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