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<p n="2608">this Informant say<del>s</del>
that he saw the Dust Dirt<lb></lb>
& paper arise between the Legs of the sd. John<lb></lb>
Mackerall but whether the said Pistol was Loaded<lb></lb>
with Balls or Shot he cannot tell<lb></lb>
And this Informant Chas. Ward for himself<lb></lb>
saith that this afternoon in Newtoners Street<lb></lb>
he heard an Outery of Stop Thief and saw the<lb></lb>
other Informt. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2608-1">John Partridge</rs>
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Sargehold of the<lb></lb>
person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2608-2">William<lb></lb>
Addington</rs>
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this Informt. & the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2608-3">John Mackerell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
went up to this Assistance the sd. Addington<lb></lb>
declared that he would Shoot the first Man who<lb></lb>
came up to him this Informt then saw him<lb></lb>
drew the Pistol drow produced out of his Breast<lb></lb>
& Fire it & as he believes was fired at the<lb></lb>
said John Mackerall this Informt. saw<lb></lb>
the Dust beat up near the sd. John Mackerall<lb></lb>
but what the said Pistol was Loaded either wth Ball or shot<lb></lb>
this Informant cannot to be & after the sd. Addington<lb></lb>
had fired the Pistol some person said to him<lb></lb>
You William Would you Shoot the Man<lb></lb>
& he with an Imprecation say'd that he<lb></lb>
would do it again</p>
<p n="2609">Severally Sworn before Us<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45018_date146">15th. Day of July 1772</rs>
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<p n="2610"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2610-1">Saunders Welch</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2610-2">George Mercer</rs>
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<p n="2611"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2611-1">William Gibb</rs>
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<p n="2612">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2612-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Mackerall</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45018_n2612-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="2613"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2613-1">John Partridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45018_n2613-2">Chas. Ward</rs>
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