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The Information of
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David Fernie
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Alley Lothbury London
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John Thornton
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Esqr.
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who, being upon Oath saith, that on this day fortnight between
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five and six in the Evening he saw Mr. Russell at the
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in the parish of
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and being concerned to see the devastation made by the
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Rioters expressed himself with some asperity to the said
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Russell, against the protestant Association, at that time
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considering them as the sole Cause of the Turnutts on which
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Russell said that papists were employed in these
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Outrages, and that if he this Informant would go down, with
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him to the priests House then pulling down he would shew
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to him a papist then actually concerned in the demolition
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of it, he declined going down, but in a few Minutes
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after that Conversation
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Michael Martin
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the
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prisoner now under Examination passed along, as it
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coming from the priests House, at the Head of several
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persons, which this informant them belived and still
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continues to believe were rioters, that sd. Russell pointed
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him out as the person alluded to in the Conversation
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above related, and said to convince this Informant he
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would call him by Name; he accordingly called his Name twice
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to the best of this informants recollection, a little after he
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passed them, then Martin halted and look'd at Mr.
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Russell, who said to him Martin have you changed
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your Coat, to pull your own house down he appeared
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confused, said "No, and went off, this informant observed
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something of considerable Length, as a Weapon in his Hands
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but whether of Wood or Iron he cannot remember, says
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he observed that Martins Coat was a good deal covered
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with Rubbish, which he this informant took to be the
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dust or Rubbish of a building which had been pulled
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down, says the distance from where he stood to the Houses
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pulled down may be
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about three hundred Yards, but he knows
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not the exact Distance, not being well acquainted with the
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Taken and Sworn at
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London 19 June 1780 before me}
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Richard Clark
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David Ternie
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