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<p n="1">Informations taken before <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15065_n1-1">John King</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15065_occ1">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15065_occ2">Cornor</rs>
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for the County of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15065_geo1">Middlesex</rs>
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touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15065_n1-2">Thomas Moss</rs>
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, the <obscured></obscured>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15065_date3">2d Day<lb></lb>
of Janry 1754</rs>
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<p n="2"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15065_n2-1">John Johnson</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15065_geo2">Parish of St. Sepulchre</rs>
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London, This Information his Oath<lb></lb>
Saith, that on Thursday the 27th. of Decemr. 1753. about I at Hight, he was altho Two<lb></lb>
Fighting Cocks in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15065_geo3">Fled Lane</rs>
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, with the Deced <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15065_n2-2">Thomas Moss</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15065_n2-3">John Hudson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Says that <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15065_n2-4">John Hudson</rs>
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them lay with his head on a Table as if he was a Sleep, And all<lb></lb>
or a Sudden he started up and Clapt his hat down on the Table, and said that the would<lb></lb>
fight the best Man in the House, Forth that the Deceased <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15065_n2-5">Thomas Moss</rs>
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turned about and<lb></lb>
looked at him, Upon which <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15065_n2-6">John Hudson</rs>
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said you I take to be the best Man<lb></lb>
and I will fight you for a Guinea and put down 2 Six pounds, And the Deceased<lb></lb>
put down a Shilling, and they both agreed to fight the next day at 2 of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15065_occ3">Clock</rs>
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in the Afternoon Further says the next day about a quarter after 12 he this<lb></lb>
Informant and the Deced were at the Fighting Cocks and sent for Hudson, who<lb></lb>
can accordingly, And they drunk together, and then agreed to meet, at white<lb></lb>
Conduit house at 2 a Clock the same Afternoon in Order to fight, and then parted,<lb></lb>
And at 2 this Informant and the Deced woal together White Conduit House,<lb></lb>
and in about a quarter of an hour in came Hudson, And they both shook hands<lb></lb>
were into the house and talked the Affair over. But Moss the Deceased could not<lb></lb>
raise the Money, but a Man then present said that he would be Answearable as for<lb></lb>
as the pice of Leg of Mattor, of three Shillings Value, Says upon that Hudsons<lb></lb>
Master who was then present pulled out 3s: and said that he would Answer the<lb></lb>
same, Upon that the Deced and Hudson went to the care of the house and the<lb></lb>
Deced had half a Quarter of Brandy <obscured></obscured>
cock of , And Hudson had likewise<lb></lb>
some thing to drink, And then they both went out about 200 Years from the<lb></lb>
said House, and both shipt by Cresent shook hands again and went to Fighting<lb></lb>
and Exchanged several Blores And that Hudson threw Moss te Deced 7 or 8 falls,<lb></lb>
but Hudson had never a one at all, Says after the said falls the Deceased<lb></lb>
a great Blow on the right side of his face, but still kept of fighting for 4 or 5<lb></lb>
Ministor longer, And that they forget for 30 Minutes in all, But this in pound<lb></lb>
bring forward to the Deced and seeing him so weak asked him if he would<lb></lb>
not give out, But he replyed I will fight, and never spoke after. says<lb></lb>
after it wsa over they carryed him to which Conduit house, but <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Spoke, And not geting a Coach carryed him on their backs home, And when<lb></lb>
he was at home there seemed some Symptoms of Life and dyed soon after<lb></lb>
Says that the said Moss was Sober when he fought</p>
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