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<p n="228"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n228-1">Thomas Sterges</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15077_geo159">Dover</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15077_geo160">County of Kent</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15077_occ153">Mariner</rs>
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maketh Oath & saith that Dept. & <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n228-2">John Marsh</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15077_occ154">Commander</rs>
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of a Canterbury Hoy being in Company to afsd.<lb></lb>
at a Publick House in Thames Street her own by he Sign<lb></lb>
of the Kentish Hoy abt. the Evening, Dept. observed the<lb></lb>
deced to come in the rabt.<obscured></obscured>
the same Evening: that she<lb></lb>
deced produced some Snuff Bones which he offered to<lb></lb>
Sales and one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n228-4">William Page</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15077_n228-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15077_occ155">Ticket Porter</rs>
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then pre<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
desired him to put them up at Auction, which the deced<lb></lb>
did & to the best of Depts. Reimbrance Dept. being Auction<lb></lb>
4 of them were sold at different Prices; upon their Sale<lb></lb>
deced was required to opened six pence in Liquor upon<lb></lb>
the Company by way of Recompence to the Auctioneer<lb></lb>
wch was done & paid for by the deced and drand by the<lb></lb>
Company; that the deced bury then very much intoxicated<lb></lb>
with Liquor Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n228-6">David Davies</rs>
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the Mar. of the House desired the<lb></lb>
deced to go home and led the deced out & shut the Streat Door<lb></lb>
after him on wch the deced Knocked at the Door & Page<lb></lb>
sam afterwds. let him in that sam afterwds. Page in a Frolich<lb></lb>
as Depts. believes laid himself down upon the Flan & moved his hand as a<lb></lb>
Hint, as Dept believes to March to push the deced over<lb></lb>
Pape, which<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Mans did as<obscured></obscured>
did as<obscured></obscured>
believe<lb></lb>
he being the nearest to the deced when he was so thereon<lb></lb>
over Page: that Dept. heard the deced fall wch seemed to<lb></lb>
be with great force by the Sound: that Page assisted in<lb></lb>
touching the deced up are Page other deced afterwds. drank two<lb></lb>
Pints of Beer between them that Dept. did not hear the<lb></lb>
deced make any Complaint, and Dept. soon afterwds. went<lb></lb>
to Bed lodging at the came house, leaving the<obscured></obscured>
of the<lb></lb>
Company there, and<obscured></obscured>
heard nothing fors. abt. the deced till<lb></lb>
this Morning when Dept. was told he was dead, Says she<lb></lb>
apprehends it was between the Hours of 9 & 10 in the morning<lb></lb>
when the Accident happened.</p>
<p n="229"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n229-1">Thos. Hurges</rs>
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<p n="230">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15077_date61">2d. day of June 1766</rs>
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<lb></lb>
before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n230-2">Tho. Beach</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15077_occ156">Corn</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n230-1">David Davis</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15077_geo161">Harp Lane</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15077_geo162">St. Dunstan in the East</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15077_occ157">Victualler</rs>
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maketh oath<lb></lb>
and & saith that to the best of Dept. Recd<obscured></obscured>
the deced<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Depts. course abt. 9 in the Lovenry, of the 13p.<obscured></obscured>
Sent Snuff Boxes, some<lb></lb>
of wch were there put up & sold by Quartin; says the deced staida<lb></lb>
there till between 10 & 11 when being very much<obscured></obscured>
Dept lad him out<lb></lb>
of the House & desired him to go handy, or with Dept. into<obscured></obscured>
that<lb></lb>
Street Done & went to some other Compan in the Houses says he was<lb></lb>
afterwds. let in by somebody in the Company, but by where Dept.<lb></lb>
honours not: that Dept. saw him not<obscured></obscured>
anywhere till after<lb></lb>
his Tall: that he then made no Complaint of any hurt of afterwds. and the<lb></lb>
deced and<obscured></obscured>
afterwds. drink two Pints of Beer between & sat<lb></lb>
together<obscured></obscured>
hour afterwds. and Dept. Humbly in out of the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
he<obscured></obscured>
Complaint and<obscured></obscured>
Dept. Grays not.</p>
<p n="231">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15077_date62">2d. day of June 1766</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Before me}<lb></lb>
Tho. Beach Corr.</p>
<p n="232"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n232-1">David Davis</rs>
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.</p>
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