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<p n="1"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo1">Middx</rs>
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to wit}</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1-1">William Anderson</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo2">Spital fields</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken on Oath before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1-2">James Spagg</rs>
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one of his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ1">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the said County the 22d.<lb></lb>
day of February one thousand seven hundred and seventy<lb></lb>
three</p>
<p n="2">Who saith that no the night of Tuesday the 9th of Febry<lb></lb>
instant about or betwixt two and three o'Clock being<lb></lb>
Bed with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n2-1">Sarah</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45019_occ2">Wife</rs>
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, his said Wife, said to him she<lb></lb>
heard some person on the Stair case, where upon this informant<lb></lb>
got or went out of Bed and went towards and to the Door<lb></lb>
which lead into his Room which was immediately pushed<lb></lb>
open against him and a man instantly Struck at him<lb></lb>
with a Cut lap (as he believes) and therewith Cut and<lb></lb>
Wounded him on the Head; where upon he this informant<lb></lb>
laid hold and seized a Man by the Cholar which said Man<lb></lb>
this informant says is now present<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
(and says his name<lb></lb>
is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n2-2">Robert Welton</rs>
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) but on seeing another man coming towards<lb></lb>
him with a Pistol and threatning to Blow his Brains out<lb></lb>
he retreated and got into his room and bolted his room Door<lb></lb>
and immediately calld, out Watch-Watch and immediately<lb></lb>
two or more Watchmen came; says that upon search he<lb></lb>
found that his Kitchen Window had been broke open through<lb></lb>
which he believes the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n2-3">Robert Wilton</rs>
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and the other<lb></lb>
person or persons got in to his said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo3">House in Spital fields</rs>
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afd<lb></lb>
in the County aforesaid.</p>
<p n="3">Taken and Sworn the day and<lb></lb>
Year above Written before me}</p>
<p n="4"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n4-1">Saml. Spagg</rs>
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<p n="5"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n5-1">Wm Anderson</rs>
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