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Informations of Witnesses taken at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1510">parish of Saint</rs>
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Nicholas Acons in the Ward<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1511">Langtown London</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15097_date233">2nd. day of Decer<lb></lb>
1786</rs>
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on view of the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1526-1">John Delew</rs>
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<lb></lb>
there lying dead.</p>
<p n="1527"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1527-1">William Frolf</rs>
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of a Lodger at Thomas Porkins's in Saint<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1527-2">Nicholas Acons</rs>
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Church yard but her maketh oath that on Monday<lb></lb>
night last about one o'Clock Dept. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1527-3">Robert Clarke</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1527-4">Thomas Hamblin</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
another person were in the parlour of the deceds House drinking together<lb></lb>
Says that Refers Clark behaved rudely to Mrs. Delew, on which Dept<lb></lb>
interfered to prevent him & the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1527-5">Robert Clark</rs>
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then put his Hands on<lb></lb>
each side of Dept. face & hipped him upon which Dept immed. knocked<lb></lb>
him down & a Scuffle ensued & many House passed between Dept & said<lb></lb>
Clark. That when they had given over some words passed between Mr.<lb></lb>
Delew & said Clark has which of them began Dept does not know<lb></lb>
but says that she slapped said Clark on the face three or four times<lb></lb>
that same person then called for the Watch, on which the said Clark<lb></lb>
attempted to nor away & was stopped at the Street Door by Dept when<lb></lb>
Mr. Delew (the dead) came up & layed hold of the said Clark by his<lb></lb>
Waistcoat & draw him lack to the bottom of the Stairs & there severe<lb></lb>
blows passed between them, and Dept & the other persons present<lb></lb>
interfered & parted them, & the Watchmen came & took Clark away<lb></lb>
to the Watchhouse. That Dept<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
did not hear said Mr Delew<lb></lb>
complain at all untill Dept saw him between<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
5 & 6 the same morning</p>
<p n="1528">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15097_date234">2d. day of December 1786</rs>
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<lb></lb>
before me}</p>
<p n="1529"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1529-1">Wm.. Scott</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1530"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1530-1">Tho: Bearch</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ594">Coroner</rs>
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<p n="1531"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1531-1">Thomas Hale</rs>
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of No 40 Great <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15097_geo1512">Tower Street</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ595">Waterman</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15097_occ596">Lighterman</rs>
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maketh oath that a Monday night last<lb></lb>
Dept being in the partner of the deceds House drinking with the deced &<lb></lb>
others the aforesaid Witness Frott come in, & afterwards <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1531-2">Robert Clark</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
two other persons came in, & the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15097_n1531-3">Robert Clark</rs>
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behave rude to Mrs.<lb></lb>
Delew which occasioned the interrention of the sd. Frott & scuffle as<lb></lb>
mentioned by him in his above deposition say that afterwards words</p>
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