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<p n="280">Jennings and 2 Mard Servants came out of Doors, and<lb></lb>
running<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
up to the Place where they heare<lb></lb>
a Noise Proved from, he Says the Said Ward and<lb></lb>
the deceased and Harman Stafling and fighting<lb></lb>
together, and the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50579_n280-1">Benjn. Jennings</rs>
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laying hold<lb></lb>
of Harmen's<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
hand found it Bloody, upon Wch<lb></lb>
he Say'd here will he murther, I will have no hand<lb></lb>
in it or to that Effect, and then this Depont. and<lb></lb>
the Said Jennings & the other Servants immediately came<lb></lb>
every and to towards home. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50579_n280-2">James Corrall</rs>
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</p>
<p n="281"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50579_n281-1">Ann Couch</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50579_n281-1" type="given" value="Ann"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50579_n281-1" type="surname" value="Couch"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50579_n281-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Several to Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50579_n281-2">John Lay</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50579_n281-2" type="surname" value="Lay"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50579_n281-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Deposeth<lb></lb>
that on Tuesday night last about ten o'Clock<lb></lb>
this Deponent being in her Master's Garden heard<lb></lb>
a Cry of Murder in the Road<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the Garden<lb></lb>
Twnes, and the upon she gave out of the Garden into the<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Road and going Sep to the Place<lb></lb>
where the Noise Procovded from She Saw <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50579_n281-3">Joseph<lb></lb>
Ward</rs>
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Shut up a Clasped <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50579_occ88">Knife</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50579_occ88" type="occupation" value="Knife"></interp>
, and Put it into<lb></lb>
his breches Pocket on the right Side, at the Same<lb></lb>
time She Law a Man,<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Lying in<lb></lb>
the Road, as if he was dead, and as Soon<lb></lb>
as Ward had Put up his Knife he fell upon<lb></lb>
another Men when was near him and fell a<lb></lb>
Fighting with him and this Deponent Say'd<lb></lb>
to Ward Don't fight any more, for you<lb></lb>
will Kill the two Men, and this Deponent was<lb></lb>
near, that the Blood flow upon her Cap and<lb></lb>
after the Said Ward returned home His Depont.<lb></lb>
went to his Bedside & ashed him how he could<lb></lb>
Pall out a Knife, to which he answered that he<lb></lb>
had so draw and that it was a had this; and<lb></lb>
this Deponent Says, She does not know the two Men<lb></lb>
when She Saw as abovementd with the Sd. Ward.</p>
<p n="282">The Mark<figure rend="mark"></figure>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50579_n282-1">Ann Couch</rs>
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