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touching the death of
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twentieth day of
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1751.
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at Mr.
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Blakes the
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came in to their Company as as Aquaintance and said he would
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be his pet. before they went That this Informant pulled out Twelve New half pence
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that the deced offered a Wager relating to the height of the half pence placed us
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one another, which Wager (of a not of been) Mr. Thompson losh, after which they
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James Matter offered another Wager wth the died of a pot of been about the heighth of each other
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when this Informant gave his Opinion that the said Matter has lost, that Matter
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Refased to pay the said Wager and the deced Pair the same
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for him;
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This Informant the said Decesed, Matter and Thompson, then came out of
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the House together
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about the hour of twelve at Night in Order to
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go home, and going along
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the deced told Matter he was a
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Scoundiel for not paying the Wager that the said Matter replied he was
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His Man at any time, when the deced Answer'd there was nothing like the
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time present and Matter replied that he did not choose to fight at present
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in the Space of about Two minutes afterwards this Inform: being a little before
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them turn'd and saw the said Matter of nike the deced three or four Blows but
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Saw no Weapon, but preceived Anderson was wounded by the Blood that
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came from him and that the deced and the said Matter then made their way home
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that when they came home they found a Wound on the side of the head near the
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left Temple, that a Surgeon being sent for said he was afraidith was danger
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and that there was a Wound on the left Ann and Thime, This Informant
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further saith that he continued very Ill untill the
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19th Instant
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taken & Acknowledg'd
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the Oath reprence
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R: Jackson
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