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The several Informations of
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Henry Hamer
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John Newland
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Mary Lane
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Edward Jermain
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Elizabeth Osman
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Mary Uxtable
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, &,
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Abraham Towlmin
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; taken
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& as knowledged on Behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King touching the Death
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of
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Joseph Shank
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at the White Swan in
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Ratcliffe Highway
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on the Ninth
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day of November 1761. before me
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George Grew
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on an Inquisition then &
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there taken on View of the Body of the said
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Joseph Shank
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as underwritten
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Henry Hamer
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; Male of his Majestyes Ship the Renown, who off Duty, resident
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with his Mother of the Upper Ground
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Mary gold
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Stairs in the County of Surry On his
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Oath says That on Saturday the Seventh day of November about 5, afternoon
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Deponent came to the House of Captain
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Joseph Shank
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in Worcester Street near
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Ratcliffe
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high Way
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& he let this Depont. in, & Mrs Looney Wife of
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Daniel Looney
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was with Shanks in the Parlour drinking some Rum, Water & Sugar; Mrs
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Looney left the Parlour & went into the Kitchin Where her Husband
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Daniel
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Looney
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then was, & Depont. heard very high words between them about a Roll &
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butter: Mrs Looney returned to the Parlour & told Shanks, her Husband was very
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angry with her, and Shanks Spoke loud end to be heard, & said Captn Looney
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be quiet, It is very very hard I cannot live quiet in my own House; Looney replyed in
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very reproachfull words & called Mrs Looney Where & Bitch a boundantly, Mrs Looney
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returned to the Kitchin to her Husband, Shanks soon followed & presently, called out for
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Help for he apprehended Looney wd. Kill his Wife, Depont. heard & went out of the
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Parlour into a Passage & with Shanks went into the Kitchin where he saw Looney make
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2 or 3 blows at his Wife with a Sugar hammer wch he had in his hard, but did not see
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Blood follows: with Deponts. Assistance Looney kept the Sugar hammer & then seized as
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Smal Chopper for flesh, & in making several Attempts he wounded his Wife ones on
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the Head, Depont. interposed & presented further mischief & soon after Looney went
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out of the House in a Fury, calling Wheres & Rogues, then this Depont. went quite away,
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About an hour after Depont. heard that Captn. Shanks was Shott; and haveing served
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him formerly did bear him Respect & returned to the House where he had been & found
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him - Shanks - dying, Since the Death of Shanks Depont: hath seen a large wound on
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his lett side & verily believes that He dyed of that wound. Henry. Hamer.
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Rose Whittle
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Spinster
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aged between 15 & 16 years unacquainted with the Nature of an Oath
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Says. That She is a Servant bound to Mrs Looney; That on the same Saturday the
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seventh day of November She saw her Master Mr. Looney take a
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Gun
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from behind the
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was house door, & take a Case from off the sd. Gun & Shoot Captn. Shanks & saw Captn.
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Shanks fall (in the Kitchen of the House where both of them lived) on the Ground.
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