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18th October 1756 - 20th December 1757

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continues sometime & Powell seemed to be worsted
Powell stripped & the parties fought again, and
after about four or five Blows had been given by each
Powell struck the deced some where about the Temples
which be as the deced down & stuned him & the
deced never spoke afterwards says a Surgeon
was presently sent for who came & attempted
to bleed the deced, but some purpose, he being
dead.

Tho: Edgerton< no role >

Samuel Newton< no role > lodging as Mr. Herday Wheeler< no role > 's
upon Colledge Hill (asker maketh Oath that
some disputes are sing between Powell the deced
concerning the paying for a Pet of Hot the deced
as length challenged Powell to fight with him
says held Powell back from fighting & Thos
Egston held the deced back but the deced & Powell
having disputes afterwards the direcd challenged
Powell again to fight with him that thereupon
the deecds & Powell went into the Yard to fight,
the deced was stripped but Powell was not
Dept. saw several Blows given by each of the Combatant
through the Window Dept. being in the Tap
house, and Dept. left them fighting when
he went away.

Samuel Newton< no role >

Owen Farrall< no role > Labouer lodging with Edward Austin< no role > a
Founder in Whitecross Street Middlx maketh Oath
that some disputed are sing between Powell & the deced
touching the paying for a Pet of Hot, Powell
thereupon told the deced that it he did not told his tongue
he would take and light the deced, that the decedthen stringstripped
himself & Powell told him if he wod. go into the yard he
would follow him that Powell did not strip but only bad
up his Hair that the deced & small then fought sometime
till Powell seemed to be would & then Powell stripped;
that the deced & Powell then fought again [..] from
of Powell struck the deced four or five Blows about the
Head & Temples & beat the deced down who was turnd
known spoke after

Owen Farrell< no role >




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