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<p n="827"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Thursday 6th: July 1749.</note>
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<p n="828">Deposicons touching the Death of one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n828-1">Richd. Norris</rs>
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Killd<lb></lb>
by a Boxing match in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50397_geo476">Liberty of Norton Falgate</rs>
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taken before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n828-2">John<lb></lb>
King</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50397_occ256">Esqr</rs>
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. Cowner for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="829"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n829-3">Ann Blackwall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50397_occ257">Servt</rs>
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. to Mr. Clark in Elder Street<lb></lb>
maketh Oath & Saith that on Tuesday Night the 4th: of July 1749.<lb></lb>
about a Quarter after ten, being at her Masters Door, She saw the<lb></lb>
Tap house boy one they Called Wm. Stanton going Linging along<lb></lb>
And Mr. Berrys two Servants being at the Door One of them sd. to the<lb></lb>
boy you sing very prettily, You will by Yr. Linging bring Customers<lb></lb>
to Yr. Masters house, And that one of Mr. Berry's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50397_occ258">Apprentices</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n829-1">Richd.<lb></lb>
Norris</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50397_occ259">Deced</rs>
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. and the boy <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n829-2">Wm. Stanton</rs>
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went soon after to fighting<lb></lb>
And heard the boy say you dont use me well for you Struck me twice<lb></lb>
when I was done, Says that they went to it my Consent And the Boy<lb></lb>
the Surviver had the most blows, Says presently after she saw<lb></lb>
the Deced lyeing on the Ground & heard him Groan very much<lb></lb>
& that he was then had in doors but heard that he was Dead</p>
<p n="830"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n830-1">Jane Burrage</rs>
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Opposite the Elder tree maketh Oath &<lb></lb>
saith that she heard the Ale house boy call the Deced a Monkey<lb></lb>
& that he would make a Monkey of him, And that the Ale house boy<lb></lb>
& the Deced went to fighting & that she heard One of them say<lb></lb>
you dont do fair for you Strike me where I am down, But soon<lb></lb>
after she saw the Deced on the Ground & heard that he was Dead</p>
<p n="831"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n831-1">John Miller</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50397_occ260">Apprentice</rs>
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to Mr. Berry of Elder Street<lb></lb>
maketh Oath & Saith that on Tuesday Night, At the Ale house boy<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50397_n831-2">Wm. Stanton</rs>
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was going along singing this Depont. sd. you sing so<lb></lb>
well you will bring Customers to Yr. Masters House, Saye the Boy<lb></lb>
then went a long about his Business, But returning soon after<lb></lb>
this Depont. then sd. here he comes again & then the boy calld<lb></lb>
in a both Monkeys and that he would knock both their heads<lb></lb>
together, Says upon which his fellow Apprentice & the sd. Stanton<lb></lb>
the boy went to fighting, but had not fought long before his<lb></lb>
follow prentice fell down & presently after found that he was dead.</p>
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