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maketh Oath that about a
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same Evening when the deced was brought home speechless
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Laurel's House at Hendon afsd. in Order as Dept. believe
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to break into and robb the same, they having attempted to
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force two of the doors: that Dept. thereupon took a Machel
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charged with Gun Lowder and large Shot and went up
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Stairs with it and fired from a Window of the first
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Story at one of the two persons but it being cloudy
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can not form any Judgment wher. Dept. his him
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or not; that Dept did not hear him cry out nor did Dept.
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afterwards
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discover any Blood about the place
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Sworn the
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21st. day of Febry. 1764
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John
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Richard Melkin
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Labourer
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John Milkin
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Husbandman
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maketh
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Oath that on Saturday the 4th. inst.
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abt. half an hour after to in
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the Evening Mr.
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Isaac Messater
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came to Depts. and
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told Dept. that a manlaid in the Road, on wch Dept. went to look
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for him with a Candles Lanthom, that after some little time
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Dept. found the deced
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lying
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his two Brors. having each
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hold of one of his Arms, that Dept. heard nothing that passed
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and frighted
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them part of the way & affired his Serviced to assist
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in geting him home.
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Sworn the
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21st. day of Febry 1764
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before me
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Tho: Beach
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Richard Melkin
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Isaac Messeder
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of
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afsd.
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Land Surveyer
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maketh
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Oath & saith that on Saturday the 4th. inst. as he was going over
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Hamstead Heath in his way to
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North End
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he passed by the a Men
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one of them on the ground appearing to Dept. at first to be very
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drink and the other two having hold of him & endeavouring to
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put him upon his Legs. That Dept. passed them & stood still a
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little to listen to discover what was the matter: that Dept. heard
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one of the men say, that if he cod. have
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imagined what wd.
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have happened he wod. not have come out and also the same or
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the other person to say, that this was an old Grudge, & that if he
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could have thought wh. wod. have happened that neither wod. he have
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come. That Dept. & Milk in saw the two men aid the deced &
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Richard Milkin
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having a Candle & Lanthorn
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lighted them part
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of the way by a Pond of Water there & then Dept. & d. Melkin
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left them.
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Sworn the
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21st. day Febry 1764
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before me
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Tho: Beach
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Isaac Messeder
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