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a Prisoner in said Gaol)
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upon her Oath Saith That last Thursday in the
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Evening Depont. came down Stairs from her Husband
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for a pot of Beer for Dept. and Seer said Husband
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That as Depont. was
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setting on the Stairs
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near the Bottom she saw the prisoner Thornton
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standing at the Gate begging, and while Thornton
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contained begging the deced came up to the Gate
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near Thornton On which Thornton said damn
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you get away, and imediately thereupon struck
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deced said do you see now (a comon Expression
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with the deced when affronted) the deced then
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attempted to go again to the Gate, on which the
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said Thornton gave him a push which forced
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violently against the same and then deced fell
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upon his Back to the Ground, and laid Speechless
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Taken and sworn this
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