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<p n="53"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n53-1">James Simmonds</rs>
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anor <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ54">servt</rs>
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to sd. Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n53-48">Thos.<lb></lb>
Bishop</rs>
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on his Oath saith that on the 10th. inst he<lb></lb>
saw the deced strike Bristol upon the Head with<lb></lb>
a Buckett, who asked the deced what he mean't<lb></lb>
by it, and<del>Bristol</del>
Bristow thereupon struck the deced<lb></lb>
two Blows upon the Head with his Fist with<lb></lb>
such force that the deced fell with he Head against<lb></lb>
the edge of the Five of a Coach Wheel says he<lb></lb>
was not at the Beginning of the Quarrel & saw<lb></lb>
nothing more of the an Hour or more afterwards<lb></lb>
but cannot say whether did any work afterwards <lb></lb>
or not.</p>
<p n="54">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15069_date15">18th. day of March<lb></lb>
1758</rs>
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before me} <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n54-19">Thos: Beach</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ55">Corr</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="55">The Mark of<figure rend="mark"></figure>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n55-1">Jas. Simmond</rs>
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</p>
<p n="56"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n56-1">William Fish</rs>
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anor. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ56">servt</rs>
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. abt. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n56-2">Thos. Bishop</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith that on the 10th. inst. he saw<lb></lb>
Bristow<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
strike the deced with his Fist some<lb></lb>
where about the head with such force that the<lb></lb>
deced full with this Head agt. the Hinder wheels<lb></lb>
of a Coach, that then <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n56-3">Henry Bristow</rs>
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advanced<lb></lb>
and struck his Barr. ashing him it he had & mind<lb></lb>
to manner the deced say's he was not present at<lb></lb>
the beginning & saw on at kingsmore</p>
<p n="57">Sworn the 18th. day of March 1758<lb></lb>
before me}<lb></lb>
Tho: Beach Corr.</p>
<p n="58"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n58-1">William<lb></lb>
Fish</rs>
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</p>
<p n="59"> <del>Harry</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n59-1">Henry Season</rs>
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anor. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ57">servt</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15069_occ57" type="occupation" value="servt"></interp>
. of the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n59-41">Thos. Bishop</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
is Oath saith at on the 10th inst he saw Bristow<lb></lb>
strike the deced with his Fist<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
on the Head<lb></lb>
<del>with such fare</del>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<del>that the deced fill with his</del>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
says Bristow gave the<lb></lb>
deced two violent blows one with his head Right<lb></lb>
hand & the other with his left on the Right side of<lb></lb>
his head near the rightly <obscured></obscured>
with such force<lb></lb>
as to throw the deced upon the Ground. Says he<lb></lb>
saw <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n59-2">Henry Bristow</rs>
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Strike his Bror. & ash him if<lb></lb>
he intended to hill the man, meaning the deced<lb></lb>
that the deced afterwards warshed himself at the<lb></lb>
Listran <obscured></obscured>
when Dept. asked him if he was hurt<lb></lb>
his hand that Bristow had Struck him<lb></lb>
with a shoe meaning as Dept believes an Hares<lb></lb>
Shoe</p>
<p n="60">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15069_date16">18th. day of<lb></lb>
March 1758</rs>
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before me<lb></lb>
Tho: Beach Corr</p>
<p n="61">Koun<obscured></obscured>
Season</p>
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