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Informations taken this Eleventh day of February
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1764 at the Parish of St: Martin in the Fields
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, lying
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on his Oath saith, that being at
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his Lodging there on Wednesday Morning last about
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eleven O' Clock Deponent reced a Note from a person whose Name She believes to be Gardner
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commonly called Captains Gardner
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whose Christian Notice Deponent does not knows
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desiring
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to speak with Deponent at the Piazza
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immediately, says that he went to
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said Piazza Coffee house, and found in a back Room
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there, said Mr. Gardner, Mr. Hill the Deced, and
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Lieutenant Thomas, Says that Mr. Hill the Deced
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complained of being Affronted by Mr. Gardner, and
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required some Publick Acknowledgement thereof,
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which Mr. Gardner refused to make, says that Mr.
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Gardner likewise complained of being ill treated
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by the Deced, Says that Upon Mr. Gardner's refusing
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to make any Publick Acknowledgment, the Deced
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took out of his Pockets a Brace of Pistols and said,
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to Mr. Gardner, here are a Brace of Pistols, both
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loaded, do you take one and I will take the other,
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and let us decide the Matter here in this Room,
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Deponent says that he immediately interposed
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and endeavoured to prevail with the Deced to be
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quiet, Says that Mr. Gardner did not take the Pistol
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and Deponent did not hear him then say any
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thing, Says that
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Mr. Gardner afterwards pulled
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art of house
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a Brace of Pistols lay upon the
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Table in the same Room
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belonging to,
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that were not
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loaded and one of them wanted a Flint Says that
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the Deced said to Mr. Gardner, I am Astonished
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that you are come here with unloaded Pistols
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