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Informations of Witnesses taken at the
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Church yard but her maketh oath that on Monday
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each side of Dept. face & hipped him upon which Dept immed. knocked
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him down & a Scuffle ensued & many House passed between Dept & said
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Clark. That when they had given over some words passed between Mr.
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Delew & said Clark has which of them began Dept does not know
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that same person then called for the Watch, on which the said Clark
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attempted to nor away & was stopped at the Street Door by Dept when
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blows passed between them, and Dept & the other persons present
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5 & 6 the same morning
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Sworn the
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before me}
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maketh oath that a Monday night last
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Dept being in the partner of the deceds House drinking with the deced &
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others the aforesaid Witness Frott come in, & afterwards
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mentioned by him in his above deposition say that afterwards words
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