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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n1-1">Edward Lowther</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n1-2">John Warfird</rs>
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<del>and</del>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n1-3">Edwd. Ashurst</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n1-4">Thomas Vann</rs>
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taken<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
before me one<lb></lb>
of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50486_occ1">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the Said County</p>
<p n="2">Who being sed on Oath say & first this Inst. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n2-1">Edwd Lowther</rs>
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for himselfe<lb></lb>
Saith That on Wednesday last (there having been a dispute &<lb></lb>
many hish words between to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n2-2">Richd Mathews</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n2-3">Francis David<lb></lb>
Stirn</rs>
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renotice to the sd. Mr. Stirn quitting the house of Mr Mathew<lb></lb>
where he then lodged) when Mr Stirn took Mr Mathews by<lb></lb>
the hand & in Passion declared that so sure as he had him by<lb></lb>
the hand he wod be revensed on him and these Ins. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n2-4">Edwd Lowther</rs>
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In Warford & <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n2-5">Edwd Ashurst</rs>
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for themselves say<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
on the Friday<lb></lb>
follg about Ten O'Clock in the Eveng being at the house<lb></lb>
of our Mr Push in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50486_geo1">Cross Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50486_geo2">Hatton Garden</rs>
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these Insform'd<lb></lb>
Mr Mathews and soon after the sd. Mr Shru came is to the<lb></lb>
said Room and setted himself near the five place and soon<lb></lb>
after<del>soon</del>
wards Arose between the sd. Mr Mathews & Mr Stirn &<lb></lb>
Mr Stirn rose from the seal where he was and walked se<obscured></obscured>
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about the Room and then went and stood behind a Chair near Mr<lb></lb>
Mathews and this Ins Edwd Lowther says the said Stirn with<lb></lb>
something in his hand which this Ins since Knew to be a Pistol<lb></lb>
Extenddlin Arm to wd. Mr Mathews & as he batr. touched him &<lb></lb>
fired of the said Pistole in to his breast And the sd. Mr.<lb></lb>
Mathew Immediately drops & Espired without speaking And<lb></lb>
these Inst. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n2-10">John Worford</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n2-6">Edwd Ashurst</rs>
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for themselves say<lb></lb>
that they heard the report of the sd. Pistol but their heads<lb></lb>
being another way cod. not see the Pistol discharged by the<lb></lb>
sd Stirn but saw the sd. Mr Mathews who a few Minutie before<lb></lb>
seemed in good heath lay dead on the Floor And this Ins<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n2-11">Thos Vann</rs>
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for himself saith that coming in to the Room<lb></lb>
pist as the sd. Pistol was discharged he saw the sd</p>
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