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Informations of Witnesses
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severally taken and acknowledged on the
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Behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King
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touching the Death of
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On Tuesday the 31st. Day
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of December in the 23d. Year of the Reign
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of our Sovereign Lord King George the Third
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Before
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Edward Umfreville
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Coroners
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of our said Lord the King for the
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said County an on Inquisition then and
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then and there lying
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dead, as follow (to wit)
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Richard Singleton
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Auctioneer upon his
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Oath Saith That on Thursday last the 26th Instant
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Informant went to spend the Evening at Mr.
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Thos.
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That about 12 oClock at Night Mr Wildman informed
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this Informant That from what he heard of pass
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between the deceased and
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(who were then
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below Stairs in another Room) he was apprehensive
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a Quarrell would ensue between themInformant
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soon afterwards heard a Loud Talking below And went
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down StairsThat he went into the Room where
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were sitting That
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the deceased Made use of very bad Language to
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Whitehead And hit him a stoke on his Hat with
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his open Hand And said he would lick him before
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