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and then ceased for a Minute or thereabouts, that
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the deced them called sd. Greenstreet a Rogue for using so him
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that Greenstreet then pulled a clasped Knife out of
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his Pocket which Dept. saw open & gave the deced
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three several Stabs therewith in the
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under the Left Ear, that a great Deal of Blood
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issued from the
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Woundes: that Greenstreet then
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quited the deced's House & Dept. saw him no more
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till Yesterday; that Dept. applied her Right hand to the
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Wounds of the deced to stop the Bleed
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& sd. Green
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immediately on the wounds being given to the deced
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during which time the sd. Greenstreet ran the
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Knife into Depts. hand & Wounded him very much
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that thereupon several of the Neighbour came in
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and particular Mr.
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George Vaux
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a
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a Servt.
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of Mr. Mackin's Apethocary, & Mr.
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Benjamin Cowell
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who dressed the deced's Wounds & did as Dept
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believes what was proper or the occasion the deced
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having bur
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first carried up to his Lodging Room: that
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about 12 of the Clock the same Evening Dept. saw the
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deced lying
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in his Bed but could not speak, & about
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an Hour afterwards Dept. saw him there dead: Says
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he believes the Stab given this Dept. was designed for
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the deceased says that the sd. Greenstreet Damned his
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soul old (meaning the deads Soul) at every
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Sworn the
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19th Day of Novr. 1761
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Tho: Beach
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James Richards
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William Read
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Apprentice
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to the deced at the time of
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his Death maketh Oath and saith that on Tuesday Evening
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last the sd.
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Robt. Greenstreet
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came home to the deced's House
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much in Liquor & immediately went up stairs
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and returning again came into the Kitchen & desired
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Dept. to let him out at the Street Door; that sd. Greenstreet
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opened the Street Door himself & went out, but witht. shuting
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the Door directly returned & went into the little Room
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behind the shop where the deced then was: that sd. Greenstreet
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inquired of the deced if any body had asked after him, to wch the deced
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made answer that nobody had asked for him; that after some
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words had passed between Greenstreet & the deced Greenstreet told
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the deced there was 50s due to him & insisted on his paying it
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to him, to wch. the deced sayed he would not him till his
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Quarter was up that Greenstreet sayed he would not go out
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of the Room with out it on wch. Deced threatened to have a
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Constable for him unless
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he left the Room & deced or dued
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