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Informations of Witnesses severally
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our Sovereign Lord the King touching the
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on the
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in the twenty seventh year of
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the reign of our sovereign Lord George the
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Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain
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France and Ireland King Defender of the
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then and there lying dead as follows
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being sworn and examined the Day and Year and at
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the place above mentioned upon his Oath saith That
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on Thursday the sixteenth day of November instant
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between the Hours of six and seven in the Evening
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as he was coming out of his House in Smarts
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Buildings aforesaid three Men came Down the
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Buildings one of whom was in a striped short
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Jackett and upon their coming nearly opposite
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Deponent House the Person in the Dress above
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described stopt and looking back as if apprehensive
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some person was following him said ''Blast or
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Bougre his Eyes served him right'' That upon
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saw
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informed Deponent for a Hat which they
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afterwards found at the Back Door of
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