1692
27 May
£100

The Informacon to Wm [..] Clarke< no role > of Crayer June in ye
County of Midd Esqr . taken ye 27th. day of May Ad Din 1692
before John Browne< no role > Gent Coronr . of London touching ye Death
of John House< no role > Esqr . then lyeing dead Sworne & exaied

Sayth that ye Twenty Sixth day of this instant May between ye.
houres of Eight of ye Clocke in ye Evening & one of ye Clocke ye next morning
hee this Informt. together wth. ye decd. Mr. George Pitt< no role > Mr. Kingsmell & one Mr
Fredricke Tilney< no role > were drinking at ye Young Divell Taverner neare Temple barr
and there ariseing some discouse in relacon to ye King & the Governmt. which
apeared very reflecting & being taken Notice of by Mr. Pitt, it made Mr Pitt seeme
uneasy & ye sd. Mr. Pitt & ye decd. afterwards towarted one another whereupon
ye decd. being in a heate called ye sd. Mr. Pitt Raskall & many more words
arose thereupon, but this Informt. wth. much adoe recomited them And this
Informt. Sayth that ye decd. some time after goeing downe stayres this
Informt. thought that ye decd had been gone, but ye decd. Soone returning
again. Mr. Pitt & Mr. Kingsmell would have kept him out of ye Roome but
this Informt desireing they might lett him in, They accordingly did and ye
decd. renewed ye Quarrell calling ye sd. Mr. Pitt Pultrome Coward & other
Aucrilons names taxeing ye sd Mr. Pitt to putt ye Quarrell to an end sayeing
why don't you strike ye. pipe downe my throate or to that effect, And this
informt. sayth hee did prwaite wth ye sd. pties to putt off their Quarrell till
next morning, and tooke all ye Swords from them intending to have engaged
one of ye Company to have gone home wth Mr Pitt, & this Informt. intended
to have gone house, wth Mr House to his Lodging in order to have made
them freinds next day & prsented Mischiefs But Soone after they came
out of doores some fresh words ariseing betweene them, upon wth this
Informt. & Mr. Kinswell went a little backe in Ordr. to agree upon a
Mother for pting them, but prsently hearing a clasting of Swords or
a Sword & a Sticke they came to ye decd. & Mr. Pitt & found ye decd
downe upon ye Ground by ye Temple gate & Mr. Pitt not farr from him
& doth conceive that by ye clashing aforesd. they Struke each other &
that ye Ord. recd. his mortall round by ye hands of Mr. Pitt but cannot
say hee saw either of their Swords drawne

Wm Clark< no role > .