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<p n="1222">Depositions taken on View of the Body<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1222-1">John Wilkinson</rs>
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laying Dead at the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo777">Saint Botolph Aldgate</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo778">County of Middlesex</rs>
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the 17th day of July<lb></lb>
1789 before <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1222-2">Edward Walter</rs>
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one of the<lb></lb>
Coroners for the said County</p>
<p n="1223"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1223-1">Benjamin Broad</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo779">Red Cross Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo780">East Smithfield</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the Parish and County aforesaid an Attendant at<lb></lb>
the Office of Mr Smith a Majistrate for <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo781">Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
being Sworn saith That on Thursday last about the<lb></lb>
pour of Seven he saw<del>the</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1223-2">William Powell</rs>
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come<lb></lb>
out of the Kings Arms a Publick House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo782">East<lb></lb>
Smithfield</rs>
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with a Knife in his hand and<lb></lb>
making use of many horrid Expressions said<lb></lb>
he would Cut the Thief takers Bowells out<lb></lb>
upon which the deceased said Put up your knife<lb></lb>
and go about Your Business or it will be worse<lb></lb>
for you to which he said he was going to Cut the<lb></lb>
String of his Trowsers to make Waters Deponent<lb></lb>
then went by desire of Wilkinson to fetch an<lb></lb>
Officer to take him into Custody That Deponent<lb></lb>
returned with one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1223-3">Mc Caul</rs>
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an Officer and with<lb></lb>
him and Wilkinson went into Nightingale<lb></lb>
Court and there found Powell That he was then<lb></lb>
standing with his Back against the Wall without<lb></lb>
any knife drawn or any Weapon in his hand</p>
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