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<p n="80">The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50422_n80-1">Mathew Simcock</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Taken the 14th. Day of Septr. 1753 at,<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50422_geo84">White Bear</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50422_occ42">Corner</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50422_geo85">Old Street<lb></lb>
Square</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50422_geo86">parish of Saint Luke</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50422_geo87">County of Middlesex</rs>
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before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50422_n80-2">Robert<lb></lb>
Wright</rs>
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Esqr. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50422_occ43">Coroner</rs>
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for the sd. County<lb></lb>
on View of the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50422_n80-3">Soleman Burton</rs>
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<p n="81">This Informant saith that on the 9th. of this Instant being<lb></lb>
at the House of Mr. Gillam between 9 & 10 in the Evening<lb></lb>
he call'd for some Rumbe, & Moore <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50422_n81-10">Joseph Mursey</rs>
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<lb></lb>
came to the box deced was in & drank with Informt.<lb></lb>
Says that afterwards Mursey &<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
informt. had some<lb></lb>
word but were parted form coming to blows &<lb></lb>
Mursey left Informt.-says that abt. 12 o' Clock<lb></lb>
of the same night deced ran to Informt. with his<lb></lb>
face bloody & askt him to take part-accordingly<lb></lb>
Informt. went with him & deced struck Mursey<lb></lb>
with his fist & says deced was naked, & imediatly<lb></lb>
deced cryed out he was Stab'd-<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Where upon he<lb></lb>
saw Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50422_n81-1">Gillam Coller</rs>
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the sd. Mursey who then had<lb></lb>
in hand a Small sharp Weapon-& verily beleives<lb></lb>
the sd. Mursey killed the deced with the sd. sharp<lb></lb>
Weapon</p>
<p n="82"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50422_n82-1">Marthew Simcock</rs>
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