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Hospl.
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15th. Apr: 1766. Mr.
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the deced was his Bror. That last Sunday Morning he Wth. his Bror.
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Walk'd out togr. abt. 6 in they Morningthey took the Foot Way
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towds. Bill sirs That is a Field close to the Foot Path on the last
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several parrels of Turnips
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Tops lay in the Field & Several persons abt. 15. is it were in
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the field taking up the Tops in Order to larry away That the
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Deced took up some & put into a Tool Bay wch. he put upon
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his shoulder The Witness took up come & put into a Gillerd
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less & carried it under his AnnThat nothing Happan'd
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in the Field but as he
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his Bror. were coming along wth. their
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Tops in their return home Two Mon wth. Guns pursuant them That
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in abt. 3 Fields from the Turnip Field
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Overtook them &
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One of the two with the Muzle of his Gun Stopt him & bid
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him Delivr. what he had pick'd up in the Field wch. the Witness
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Refus'dThat wither of throw Struck the Witness, but One of
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the
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Two Struck his Bror. who was behind him wth. the
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But
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of his Gun & his Bror. then Struck & return'd the Blow
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wth. a Stick wd. he had pick'd up to put his Tool Rag upon a
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he had fill'd itThat the Person in Custody who Struck his
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Bror. wth. the But End of his Gun did not fire but the
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I will-immediately fired & that his Bror. in the Belly
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abt. the Pit of his Stemad & at the same Time sd. to his
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Campr.
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Street him
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ing the Witness-The Witness
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was them lying up his Brort. Bowels upon his Know wth. his
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HandkerchiefThe Person in Custody had the marke of his Gun
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agt. his Breast hit the Witness begging Marry on his Know first
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