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<p n="694"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Westmr.</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50414_n694-1">James Anderson</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50414_geo563">St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50414_occ279">Cabinet ma</rs>
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touching the death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50414_n694-2">John Anderson</rs>
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taken Oath this <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50414_date96">twentieth day of<lb></lb>
September</rs>
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1751.</p>
<p n="695">Who saith that on Saturday the 31st. day of August last about<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Eight<obscured></obscured>
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o Clock at night he was in Company wth <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50414_n695-1">Wm. Thompson</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50414_n695-2">James Matter</rs>
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at Mr.<obscured></obscured>
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Blakes the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50414_geo564"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50414_geo565">Scotch Arms</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50414_geo566">New round Court</rs>
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</rs>
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, That abt. 10: oClock at night<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the<obscured></obscured>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50414_n695-3">John Anderson</rs>
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came in to their Company as as Aquaintance and said he would<lb></lb>
be his pet. before they went That this Informant pulled out Twelve New half pence<lb></lb>
that the deced offered a Wager relating to the height of the half pence placed us<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
one another, which Wager (of a not of been) Mr. Thompson losh, after which they<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
James Matter offered another Wager wth the died of a pot of been about the heighth of each other<lb></lb>
when this Informant gave his Opinion that the said Matter has lost, that Matter<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Refased to pay the said Wager and the deced Pair the same<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
for him;<lb></lb>
This Informant the said Decesed, Matter and Thompson, then came out of<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the House together<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
about the hour of twelve at Night in Order to<lb></lb>
go home, and going along <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50414_geo567">Chandois Street</rs>
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the deced told Matter he was a<lb></lb>
Scoundiel for not paying the Wager that the said Matter replied he was<lb></lb>
His Man at any time, when the deced Answer'd there was nothing like the<lb></lb>
time present and Matter replied that he did not choose to fight at present<lb></lb>
in the Space of about Two minutes afterwards this Inform: being a little before<lb></lb>
them turn'd and saw the said Matter of nike the deced three or four Blows but<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Saw no Weapon, but preceived Anderson was wounded by the Blood that<lb></lb>
came from him and that the deced and the said Matter then made their way home<obscured></obscured>
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that when they came home they found a Wound on the side of the head near the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
left Temple, that a Surgeon being sent for said he was afraidith was danger<obscured></obscured>
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and that there was a Wound on the left Ann and Thime, This Informant<lb></lb>
further saith that he continued very Ill untill the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50414_date97">19th Instant</rs>
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when<lb></lb>
he died</p>
<p n="696"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50414_n696-1">James Anderson</rs>
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<p n="697">taken & Acknowledg'd<lb></lb>
the Oath reprence<lb></lb>
R: Jackson<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50414_occ280">Coroner</rs>
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