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With Nathaniel Hartley, this Informant saw She said
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standing at the Door of the Turlis Head Alehouse a Considerable
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Distance from the Door of the House where they had left him, And this
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Informant saw the said
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follow them at some little distance
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in their way to their Lodgings, That upon their coming to Mrs. Mr Dermant
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House this Informant Nathaniel Hartley and
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all three went
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up into a One pair of Stairs Room from whence this Informant was
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sent to fetch a pot of Beer and brought it, When
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told this
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,)
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had given her Three Guineas instead of Three Shillings, That when this
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below
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Stairs going into the Necessary House, And this Informant further saith
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That soon after
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bid her go and buy a Candle, which she did,
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came down Stairs with this Informant and left
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the said
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in the Room by himself when they came
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down Stairs they saw
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, and this Informant and
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joined him, when this Informant told him that Moll had got
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Three Guineas of the Gentleman, and Saw the said
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give
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the Three Guineas into the hands of the said
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, which he
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put into his Pockett,
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Upon which the said
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enquired of them whether the
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Gentleman had got any More Money. And whether he was Asleep
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This Informant made answer to him That As to his having any
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more Money they did not know And that they left him sitting on the
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foot of the Bed nodding and likely to be asleep Upon which the said
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made Answer and said Then will go up Stairs, and
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accordingly he did go up Stairs Directly, That in about a Quarter of an
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Hour after (or less time) this Informant and
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hearing a
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very great Outery of Murder up Stairs, they both immediately went
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into the room where Nathaniel Hartley had been left, And these saw
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and the Gentleman Engaged together and Shikeing
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Each other, And this Informant heard the said
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bid the
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for him, And told this Informant that he had got All (meaning all
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his Money) And that
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bid this Informant and
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both go out of the room or Else he wou'd throw them down Stairs
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Upon which this Informant and
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desired of
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that he wou'd Not Murder the Gentleman and they went down Stairs
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and this Informant and the said
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went into a place called
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the Coach Yard, and there they set down on a Dust Carty That in a few
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