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<p n="1737"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London</note>
The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1737-1">William Shepheard</rs>
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's Goal of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1366">New Gate</rs>
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being Sworn and Examined before the Right<lb></lb>
Honorable Brackley Kennett <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15091_occ586">Esquire</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1367">City of London</rs>
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this 13th Day of June<lb></lb>
1780 Deposeth and saith</p>
<p n="1738">That about seven o'Clock in the afternoon of Tuesday<lb></lb>
the sixth<del>seventh</del>
day of June Instant<del>that the</del>
great Number<lb></lb>
of People Assembled before the<del>Gate</del>
main Gate of<lb></lb>
the sd. Prison in a Riotors and Tumultuous manner<lb></lb>
whereupon the Main Gate was Shut, That the bottom<lb></lb>
of the Wicket was broke by some of the Moburth Pick<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
but find of they cod. not penetrate through the main Gate they<lb></lb>
Piled up part of <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
furniture of Mr Akerman<lb></lb>
House which they had before broke open<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
against the<lb></lb>
Gate to which they Put Fire word or if possible to<del>get</del>
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which this Examinant<lb></lb>
and his Fellons Servants often put out with Water from<lb></lb>
the Inside of the Prisoner That the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1738-1">John Glover</rs>
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appeared to be the mort Active<del> <obscured></obscured>
Active</del>
Gorson Particularly<lb></lb>
in Puling up comfortable matters against the Door and<lb></lb>
putting fire thereto</p>
<p n="1739">Taken and Sworn the day<lb></lb>
and year first above Written<lb></lb>
Before me}</p>
<p n="1740">B Kennett<lb></lb>
Mayor</p>
<p n="1741"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1741-1">Wm: Shepherd</rs>
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