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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1531-1">Pexall Elwood</rs>
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one of the Military Association of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1180">City of London</rs>
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being<lb></lb>
Sworn and Examined before the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15091_occ478">Right Honourable</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1531-2">Brackley Kennett</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15091_occ480">Lord Mayor</rs>
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London this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15091_date48">20th. day of June 1780</rs>
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Deposeth and<lb></lb>
saith</p>
<p n="1532">That on Wednesday night the seventh<del>day</del>
of June Instant between the<lb></lb>
Hours of Ten and Eleven he this<del>Examinant</del>
Informant being upon Duty at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1181">Mansion House</rs>
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<del>Inform</del>
where Information came that the Rioters were<lb></lb>
Pulling of a House down in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1182">Bread Street</rs>
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where three Companies of<lb></lb>
the City Association went with Mr. Sheriff Pugh amongst whom<lb></lb>
was this Informant when they arrived at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1183">Excise office</rs>
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they<lb></lb>
Faulted and<del>the</del>
Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1532-1">Barnard Turner</rs>
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who had the Command of the<lb></lb>
Association then repeatedly called to the Mob (who were<del>then</del>
in Possion<lb></lb>
of Mr Donavan'<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1532-2">s House</rs>
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and throwing<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Goods<lb></lb>
out of the House into the Street to disperse or he would order his<lb></lb>
Men who were loaded with Ball to Fire upon them which E<obscured></obscured>
tation made them the more<lb></lb>
violent in consequence of which the Association were ordered to<lb></lb>
March within forty or Fifty Yards of Mr Donavans House when<lb></lb>
Mr Turner again called to the Mob bad requested them to disperse and go away which<lb></lb>
was not attended to, That Mr Turner then Ordered<del>to</del>
one Company of<lb></lb>
the Association to Fire upon the Mob by Files which was complied<lb></lb>
with and in consequence of which the Mob went from the Grout<lb></lb>
of the House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1185">Broad Street</rs>
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where they were again<lb></lb>
fond upon<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
by the Association and totally dispersed That<lb></lb>
then Mr. Turner this Examinant and several others went into the<lb></lb>
House and examined every part thereof where they found that the Goods &<lb></lb>
Furniture will intirely distroyed and in the Cellar<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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