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<p n="145"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1692<lb></lb>
£200.</note>
<lb></lb>
The Informacon of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15003_geo79">Sandelford</rs>
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in ye<lb></lb>
County of Berks Gent Sworne & exaire ye <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15003_date24">27th day of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
May Ao Din 1692</rs>
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touching ye Death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15003_n145-1">John Hoyle</rs>
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. then<lb></lb>
lyeing dead</p>
<p n="146">Sayth that on ye Twenty Sixth day of this Instant May betweene<lb></lb>
the houses of Eight of ye Clocke in ye Evening & one of ye Clocke this Prsent<lb></lb>
morning This Informt. hearing that Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15003_n146-1">George Pitt</rs>
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& Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15003_n146-2">Wm Clarke</rs>
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were drinking<lb></lb>
at ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15003_geo80">Young Dwell Taverne</rs>
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neare <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15003_geo81">Temple Barr</rs>
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went thither to them & ye decd.<lb></lb>
some time after came in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
alsoe Mr. Tilney and<del>after</del>
Some short time<lb></lb>
after ye decd. comeing in, he ye decd. fell into a discourse touching ye Prsent King<lb></lb>
& ye Governmt. speaking very Smrrilously & Scandalongly of them Insomuch that<lb></lb>
Mr. Pitt was very uneasy thereat & Some words ariseing betweene ye. Sd. Mr. Pitt<lb></lb>
& ye decd. whereupon ye decd. called ye Sd. Mr. Pitt Pnthorne Rascall Coward<lb></lb>
or such like Simrilons words, Soe yt. ye decd. & ye Sd. Mr. Pitt had like to have<lb></lb>
fought in ye Roome but were Evented by Mr. Clarke & other & Mr. Pitt to<lb></lb>
Prsent any Mischiefe gave this Sworn to Mr Clarke and told ye. decd. that hee<lb></lb>
would take nee Notice of what here Sd. Saying that what<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
ye.decd. Spoke<lb></lb>
Seemed of Madnesse or distraccon And this Informt. Sayth that ye decd. went<lb></lb>
downe staires & staid abt. halfe a quarter of an hour & ye Compa. thought he<lb></lb>
had beene gone but he returned againe & reneved ye discourse<del>againe</del>
abusing<lb></lb>
Sd. Mr. Pitt wth. very reproach full words insomuch that there was a discourse of<lb></lb>
meeting ye next morning believe Southampter house fight it out as this<lb></lb>
Informt. apprehended, But this Informant & Mr. Clarke<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
persuading, them to<lb></lb>
ye contrary & continued to part them & Mr. Clarke resolved to bye wth ye decd.<lb></lb>
& this Infomt. wth. Mr. Pitt, That after they cam out of ye house whilst Mr.<lb></lb>
Clarke & this Informt. were confulting abt. Lodging wth ye decd. & Mr. Pitt as<lb></lb>
aforesd. hee suddenly heard a clasting of Swords or a sword & Astisle & goory<lb></lb>
imediately to see was the matter found ye decd. downe upon ye. Ground near ye. Temple Gate<lb></lb>
wounded wth his Sword in his Scabbard as the beleives but noe pson neare Save ye<lb></lb>
Watchman or some pson that came out of ye Temple</p>
<p n="147">Hon: Kingsmylls</p>
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