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<p n="436"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50704_n436-1">James Dass</rs>
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of Cock Lane <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50704_occ131">Weaver</rs>
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Saith that he<lb></lb>
Went into Mr. Rawlings's last Saturday Evening about<lb></lb>
Ten o. Clock And as soon as he was got into the Top<lb></lb>
Room he saw some soldiers Come in</p>
<p n="437">That Informant went to go Out And there were<lb></lb>
Two Soldiers Placed One by the Bar and the Other<lb></lb>
nearly Opposite him within the Door in the Tap<lb></lb>
Room who told Informant he must not go Out<lb></lb>
Desired every Body to be Quiet and told them they<lb></lb>
would not be hurtThat he heard some body<lb></lb>
given them Orders to LoadThat those two in the<lb></lb>
Tap Room Loaded directlyThen somebody said<lb></lb>
Up Stairs and there appeared a Rumbling in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50704_geo236">the<lb></lb>
Passage</rs>
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And directly Afterwards Informant heard<lb></lb>
the Report of Gun or a Pistol he cannot tell<lb></lb>
which and that Seeme to Come from above StairsThat imediately<lb></lb>
after that first Firing he heard Sevl. Others<lb></lb>
But Whether those were from Out Doors or<lb></lb>
in the House Informant cannot tell<lb></lb>
And Saith he did not hear any Orders give to<lb></lb>
FireNor did he see any Person Fall by that<lb></lb>
first FiringThat then there was Firing again<lb></lb>
up Stairs and DownThat after Eight Firings<lb></lb>
as Informant was Sitting in the Tap Room with his<lb></lb>
Head on his Head a Ball went through his Hat<lb></lb>
That Firing was from the Street through the Window<lb></lb>
of the Top RoomAnd that was the first</p>
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