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And this Depont. Running up pseave ye sd Mr. Pitts runing
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into Brooke Streete whereupon this Depont. Psme him as
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fast as hee Cold an runing up ye Streete there was a
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Watchman att ye further and same will his flat in his
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burn and wuld ye sd Mr. Pitts if Wee would not standlee
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would Knick him downe
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and Just a
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ye sd Mr. Pitts lifting
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up this Stick which hee had in his Lane offered to Strick att
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the watch abt ye funn tyme this Depont. Came up to Mr.
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Ritts Saying Mr Pitts is it you who confused aftr. Same
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tyme thatit was and this Depont. Saith yt ye Sayd Mr. Pitts
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Loosing was Soe Drendfully as if her would have fallen downe
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and this Deponent tooke ye Said Pitts
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Gray Coate and
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lift it up and ye said Mr. Pitts bar alight Collered Coate
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and a White weascoate on undr. ye said Gray Coate which
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Gray Coate had Powter Buttons and feared att ye
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hands with Blew and this depont Saith ye said Mr.
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who was ye drawer att ye Dwell
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if me Hoyle was dead and this Depont Saith yt. hee
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went alonge with Mr. Pitts before Mr Justice Ealma
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Justice of peace of Middlesex and there this Depont desired
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Mr. Enton to after Mr. Ritts where hee had his Disguise of
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that Coate butt wigg and Shooes and what he bud drye
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will is Swoard and where hee him been Since hee came
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from ye Divell Taverme but ye Said Mr. Pitts Sayd hee
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would not tell for hee found ye sd Mr. Eaton would
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Comitt him and this Depont desired ye sd Mr. Eaton yt
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this disguise of ye Coate Might bee pulled of which was
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and this Depont. Saith ye sd Mr Pitts had opened
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of his weascoate
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severall Spotts of Blood
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and had Sevrall Sprmkles if blow on ye flew of his
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