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Jennings and 2 Mard Servants came out of Doors, and
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running
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a Noise Proved from, he Says the Said Ward and
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the deceased and Harman Stafling and fighting
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together, and the Said
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Benjn. Jennings
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laying hold
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of Harmen's
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hand found it Bloody, upon Wch
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he Say'd here will he murther, I will have no hand
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in it or to that Effect, and then this Depont. and
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the Said Jennings & the other Servants immediately came
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every and to towards home.
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James Corrall
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Ann Couch
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Several to Mr
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John Lay
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Deposeth
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that on Tuesday night last about ten o'Clock
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this Deponent being in her Master's Garden heard
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a Cry of Murder in the Road
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the Garden
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Twnes, and the upon she gave out of the Garden into the
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Road and going Sep to the Place
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where the Noise Procovded from She Saw
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Joseph
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Shut up a Clasped
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, and Put it into
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his breches Pocket on the right Side, at the Same
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time She Law a Man,
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Lying in
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the Road, as if he was dead, and as Soon
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as Ward had Put up his Knife he fell upon
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another Men when was near him and fell a
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Fighting with him and this Deponent Say'd
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to Ward Don't fight any more, for you
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will Kill the two Men, and this Deponent was
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near, that the Blood flow upon her Cap and
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after the Said Ward returned home His Depont.
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went to his Bedside & ashed him how he could
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Pall out a Knife, to which he answered that he
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had so draw and that it was a had this; and
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this Deponent Says, She does not know the two Men
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when She Saw as abovementd with the Sd. Ward.
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The Mark
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