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1692
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£200.
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The Informacon of
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in ye
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County of Berks Gent Sworne & exaire ye
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27th day of
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May Ao Din 1692
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touching ye Death of
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. then
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lyeing dead
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Sayth that on ye Twenty Sixth day of this Instant May betweene
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the houses of Eight of ye Clocke in ye Evening & one of ye Clocke this Prsent
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morning This Informt. hearing that Mr.
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were drinking
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at ye
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went thither to them & ye decd.
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some time after came in
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alsoe Mr. Tilney and
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Some short time
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after ye decd. comeing in, he ye decd. fell into a discourse touching ye Prsent King
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& ye Governmt. speaking very Smrrilously & Scandalongly of them Insomuch that
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Mr. Pitt was very uneasy thereat & Some words ariseing betweene ye. Sd. Mr. Pitt
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& ye decd. whereupon ye decd. called ye Sd. Mr. Pitt Pnthorne Rascall Coward
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or such like Simrilons words, Soe yt. ye decd. & ye Sd. Mr. Pitt had like to have
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fought in ye Roome but were Evented by Mr. Clarke & other & Mr. Pitt to
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Prsent any Mischiefe gave this Sworn to Mr Clarke and told ye. decd. that hee
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would take nee Notice of what here Sd. Saying that what
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ye.decd. Spoke
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Seemed of Madnesse or distraccon And this Informt. Sayth that ye decd. went
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downe staires & staid abt. halfe a quarter of an hour & ye Compa. thought he
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had beene gone but he returned againe & reneved ye discourse
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abusing
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Sd. Mr. Pitt wth. very reproach full words insomuch that there was a discourse of
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meeting ye next morning believe Southampter house fight it out as this
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Informt. apprehended, But this Informant & Mr. Clarke
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persuading, them to
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ye contrary & continued to part them & Mr. Clarke resolved to bye wth ye decd.
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& this Infomt. wth. Mr. Pitt, That after they cam out of ye house whilst Mr.
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Clarke & this Informt. were confulting abt. Lodging wth ye decd. & Mr. Pitt as
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aforesd. hee suddenly heard a clasting of Swords or a sword & Astisle & goory
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imediately to see was the matter found ye decd. downe upon ye. Ground near ye. Temple Gate
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wounded wth his Sword in his Scabbard as the beleives but noe pson neare Save ye
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Watchman or some pson that came out of ye Temple
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Hon: Kingsmylls
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