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, on the Highway, and taking from him 3 s. </rs>
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last. Westwood depos'd, That he being drinking at the Sign of the King Edward, at King Edward's Stairs, the Prisoners came there to enquire for some Name, and he seeing them, ran up Stairs for Fear of them, and got into a Gallery, and drop'd thence down to the Stairs that go down to the Water, and there the Prisoners seized him, carried him on their Shoulders, afterwards set him down, and led and dragg'd him into the <rs type="placeName" id="t17241014-41-crimeloc207">Mint</rs>
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, and as they went along Towers put his Hand into his Pocket, and he had 13 s. in it, he desir'd him not to take his Money if they did design to knock him on the Head; but he damn'd him, and ask'd him what he meant by that, but kept his Hand shut. That they carried him to the Seven Cities of Refuge, and demanded his Pocket Book, look'd over his Writs, and gave him them again, but duck'd him in two nasty stinking Ducking-places, and afterwards stabb'd him, and beat him so that he was almost murthered; but he did not charge Web with taking the Money. <rs type="persName" id="t17241014-41-person206"> <interp inst="t17241014-41-person206" type="role" value=""></interp>
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depos'd, He saw <rs id="t17241014-41-deflabel208" type="occupation">Capt.</rs>
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Towers with a Cutlass or Backsword in his Hand, lead Westwood out of the Back Door of the Seven Cities of Refuge into the Ducking place, and lent him his Hand out, but did not see him strike him. Upon a full Hearing of the Matter the Jury <rs id="t17241014-41-verdict209" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17241014-41-verdict209" type="verdictCategory" value="notGuilty"></interp>
acquitted </rs>
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