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Samuel Bray
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Robert Cubbidge
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in the Feilds in the said County
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Carver
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The Informant
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Robert Cubbidge
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sayeth that on Fryday the
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of March last
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John Dent
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had received a wound from either
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William
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Arch
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Jeremiah Tooley
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John Clawson
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who assaulted the said
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John
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with
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atred Swords whilst he was in the aid of the
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Samuel Bray
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who is a
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Westmr
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. she said
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William Arch
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made
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after this Informant with his natred Bajonet whereupon be happned
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to be taken into the Custody of the said
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Samuel Bray
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and him carried
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before
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the Honble
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George Watson
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Esqr
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one of her Majestyes
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of the Peace
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for the said County & Liberty. And These Informants
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say that before the said Arch was brought before the said Justices
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he confessed him self to be a
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and said his Colonel would
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come tomorrow and fetch him off and the sd Arch seemed to make very
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John Dent
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tho it was told them that
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the life of this said
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was dispaired of but when the said
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Arch was before the said Justice of Peace and word was brought that
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the said
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John Dent
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was dead the said Arch said he would in the
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peach than be hanged and then told the names
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of the two
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other Persons that were in the abovementioned Assault Vizt. Tooley &
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Clawson and that he and they had came off the Guard and did believe
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they might now be found, and the said Arch further said Know
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who gave the Stall I saw it done. And These Informants further
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say that thereupon the said Justice of Peace did imediately Grant
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his Warrants to apprehend the said Tooley & Clawson for the murder
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aforesaid and advised me the said Constable to go to the Guard in order
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to have this said Tooley & Clawson secured and delivered to
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the
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to Informant
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Samuel Bray
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And These Informants further say that
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when Inquiry was made for the said Tooley & Clawson at the Gaurd
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Roome
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was told they were there and were then upon duty and
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when the Captain was acquainted with what they had done and the
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said Warrant shewed him the said Captain or Dere'd a Serjeant
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with a good
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of
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Musketeers to go and secure the said Clawson and Tooley and
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them
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off their posts which was accordingly done and the said Captain
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and
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to secure them that night and deliver to them the next morning
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