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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50586_geo3">Tottenham Cour Road</rs>
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Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50586_geo4">St. Pancrass</rs>
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That there was a fight before That<lb></lb>
between the deceast and the Prisoner That the deceast<lb></lb>
appear to be busy with his Stick in keeping clear the<lb></lb>
Ring That after the First Battle was over he saw<lb></lb>
the Prison Stript and swore he would fight the<lb></lb>
deceast & the Prisoner & the deceast fought about a<lb></lb>
Quarter of an Hour he at first thought the deceast<lb></lb>
had the advantage but the deceast fell whether<lb></lb>
by a Blow or now he is not clear That the Prisoner<lb></lb>
then rejoiced as having beat his Man<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
to be going to put on his Clothes but was prevented<lb></lb>
by somebody who declar'd the deceast would fight<lb></lb>
again That then they fought again & think the<lb></lb>
Battle fair but the Deccast from some Blow reced.<lb></lb>
about the Head fell to the Ground and he beleive's the<lb></lb>
Deceast never afterwards Spoke or was Sensible</p>
<p n="6">J Barber</p>
<p n="7"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50586_n7-1">James Stone</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50586_occ4">Fan painter</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50586_geo5">Tottenham Court Rend</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the Parish of St. Gibbs in the Feilds That on Friday<lb></lb>
Morning he Saw the Person in Custody Striping in<lb></lb>
order to fight With a Person who had Struck Him<lb></lb>
& afterwards look'd out for the Person who had struck<lb></lb>
Him with whom he after fords fought That he<lb></lb>
the deceast had the best of the Battle but the deceast<lb></lb>
Seemd to give out and the Prisoner seem'd to rejoiced<lb></lb>
was going to puton his Clothes but some Friend to<lb></lb>
the deceast prevailed upon Him to fight again<lb></lb>
Which he did That in the second encounter the<lb></lb>
deceast rec'd. a Blow on the left Eye or Temple which<lb></lb>
knocked Him down thinks he did not Rise again<lb></lb>
but was lifted up sayth he never heard Him Speak<lb></lb>
Sayth he think's itt a very fair Battle did not see the<lb></lb>
Deceast die but saw him panting upon the Grass<lb></lb>
and saw him afterwards carreed by his House by<lb></lb>
Several Men but whether living or dead is not<lb></lb>
positive</p>
<p n="8"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50586_n8-1">James Stone</rs>
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