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London, This Information his Oath
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Saith, that on Thursday the 27th. of Decemr. 1753. about I at Hight, he was altho Two
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Fighting Cocks in
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them lay with his head on a Table as if he was a Sleep, And all
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or a Sudden he started up and Clapt his hat down on the Table, and said that the would
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fight the best Man in the House, Forth that the Deceased
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turned about and
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looked at him, Upon which
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said you I take to be the best Man
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and I will fight you for a Guinea and put down 2 Six pounds, And the Deceased
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put down a Shilling, and they both agreed to fight the next day at 2 of the
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in the Afternoon Further says the next day about a quarter after 12 he this
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Informant and the Deced were at the Fighting Cocks and sent for Hudson, who
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can accordingly, And they drunk together, and then agreed to meet, at white
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Conduit house at 2 a Clock the same Afternoon in Order to fight, and then parted,
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And at 2 this Informant and the Deced woal together White Conduit House,
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and in about a quarter of an hour in came Hudson, And they both shook hands
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were into the house and talked the Affair over. But Moss the Deceased could not
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raise the Money, but a Man then present said that he would be Answearable as for
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as the pice of Leg of Mattor, of three Shillings Value, Says upon that Hudsons
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Master who was then present pulled out 3s: and said that he would Answer the
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same, Upon that the Deced and Hudson went to the care of the house and the
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Deced had half a Quarter of Brandy
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cock of , And Hudson had likewise
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some thing to drink, And then they both went out about 200 Years from the
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said House, and both shipt by Cresent shook hands again and went to Fighting
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and Exchanged several Blores And that Hudson threw Moss te Deced 7 or 8 falls,
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but Hudson had never a one at all, Says after the said falls the Deceased
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a great Blow on the right side of his face, but still kept of fighting for 4 or 5
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Ministor longer, And that they forget for 30 Minutes in all, But this in pound
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bring forward to the Deced and seeing him so weak asked him if he would
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not give out, But he replyed I will fight, and never spoke after. says
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after it wsa over they carryed him to which Conduit house, but
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Spoke, And not geting a Coach carryed him on their backs home, And when
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he was at home there seemed some Symptoms of Life and dyed soon after
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Says that the said Moss was Sober when he fought
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