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Depositions taken on the behalf our Sovereign Lord the King at
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Wednesday the Sixth day of November & Instant
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Peter Day
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and king into the said House he saw
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Henry Mansele
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in the kitchen and heard some High Words
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face Blady
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haveing been court by the said
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Henry Mansele
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as this Depont
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beleives And this Depond says that he advised the said
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Henry
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to go up to bed and be quite thinking that the Properest
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for him being some what in Liquor but the said Henry Mansell
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refused to go upon which this Depont. told him he woud falsh
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some Body should make him And this Depont further saith that
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he then went into the Yard bur a short time and then returned to Cate the Maid to Milk he Cows
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and the Maid Servant said to this Deponts. for God sake go after
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for he says hel
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do Mr. Emmerton a Mischeif or Kill him And this Dept. Saith
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he followed the said
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with a Bayenett and Stabb him in the right
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breast about seven Inches deep and the said
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then and there instantly dyed.
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I King Coroner
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Jaston Duburgy Jones of the
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being duty sworn upon his Oath Saith that on
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the
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Sixth day of this Instant November
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about five a Clock in the
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afternoon being in his own House about twenty Yards from the
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House of
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and hearing a Noice he went out into the
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Street and Perceiving it was in the House of the said Peter
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