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<p n="1"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50502_geo1">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50502_n1-1">George Jolliff</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50502_geo2">St. James's Street</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50502_occ1">Bookseller</rs>
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Taken before me this 13th. day of<lb></lb>
Octr. 1761</p>
<p n="2">Who being on Oath says that on Saturday Night last abt.<lb></lb>
the hours of ten he went into a Public House Known<lb></lb>
by the Sign of Ben: Johnson head in Russell Street<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50502_geo3">Parish of St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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in Company<lb></lb>
with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50502_n2-2">Hosea Eastgate</rs>
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an Acquentance of his says<lb></lb>
that when they went into the sd. House they turned <lb></lb>
to the left hand where they saw a Woman sitting <lb></lb>
alone, & at down by her in two Empty Chairs, says that<lb></lb>
they had not sat there above a Minute before a Person<lb></lb>
now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50502_n2-1">Stephen Dane</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
at that time had a sword by his side came up to the <lb></lb>
aforesaid Mr. Eastgate and in this Informant's hearing<lb></lb>
said that if he did not leave that Women's Company<lb></lb>
(meaning a Woman then sitting by sd. Mr. Eastgate) that<lb></lb>
he Wou'd pull his Nose off and otherwise ill un him<lb></lb>
or words to that effect, says that some words then passed<lb></lb>
between said Mr. Dane and Mr. Eastgate be takeing<lb></lb>
Anger, & this Informt. says that he then Spoke to Mr. Dane<lb></lb>
desiring him to desist, not to strike them for they came<lb></lb>
not to Quarrell but to wait till the Rain was over, says<lb></lb>
soon after this a Person came in an Acquaintance of said<lb></lb>
Woman's to whom She immediately went over the Table</p>
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