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<p n="102">Griffis laid down a Shilling for a Wager that he would<lb></lb>
give him the first Push upon that the Examinate cover'd <lb></lb>
it with another Shilling then the Sd. Griffis told him he<lb></lb>
would goe to Shap'e with him & have it at the Point <lb></lb>
whereupon the Examinate told him he was willing then <lb></lb>
they had a mind to take a touch of the Drum and <lb></lb>
Griffis desir'd him to push with the Drum Sticks and <lb></lb>
he desir'd him to for bear telling him it would disturb<lb></lb>
the house and finding him Fractious desir'd to know<lb></lb>
the Reckoning &<del>while</del>
the Reckoning was about to<lb></lb>
be paid Griffis wld him he had a good Mind to hit him <lb></lb>
a Ship upon the face and the Company hinderd him <lb></lb>
and he told him as he had Challeng'd him he would <lb></lb>
meet him this day at Eight a Clock, and this Examinate<lb></lb>
being upon the Guar'd bed this morning the sd. Griffis<lb></lb>
came to him & awar'd him and the Examinate ask'd him<lb></lb>
if he had forgot what he sd. to him last might and he<lb></lb>
replied he had not, so at length they went over to an<lb></lb>
Alehouse together one Mr. Blands at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50060_geo35">Tower Dock</rs>
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and <lb></lb>
the sd. Griffis told him he was ready for him when he <lb></lb>
pleas'd & bid the Examinate Stay till he fetchd by Swor<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and when he had fetchd his Sword severall Persons who <lb></lb>
were in the Company diswaded them from fighting and <lb></lb>
this Examinate offerd that if he would ask his Pardon <lb></lb>
he would put it up, then the Examinate call'd for a Pot<lb></lb>
of Drink and Griffis bid him come away and the<lb></lb>
Examinate told him he hop'd he had no Matie agt. him <lb></lb>
So the Sd. Griffis walk'd before him with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50060_n102-3">Roger Burrough</rs>
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and the Examinate & one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50060_n102-4">John Wadsley</rs>
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went after him <lb></lb>
and when they came into the fields the sd. Griffis draw his Sworn<lb></lb>
and the sd. Examinate bid him have a little patience and <lb></lb>
then he drew his Sword and making Severall passes at one</p>
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