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HSA1683/S/32
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Statement of Defendant in case Rex v. Richardson. 1683 Description of quarrel and fight between a Life Guard man and Sam. Render, who were drunk, and the prosecutor Turner. Defendant only intervened to part them, but 'Turner hath as we believe agreed with Render and the Life Guardman and taken a spill of them very considerable. And because the Deft. would not give him anything hath not only arrested him in account of 100 li. But also prosecutes him here.' Statement of Defendant in case of Rex v. Richardson The Defendant coming from Northampton the 26 of March last for London at the Swan at Newport passing through the yard a Life Guardman (wholly unknown to the Defendant and who is also bound over) and one Samuel Render (with whom the Defendant was somewhat acquainted but had not drank with in 7 years before and who is also bound over) called to the Defendant to know if he would not drinke a Glasse with them Which the Defendant accepted of And they being to goe to London as well as the Defendant he at their request accompanied them And upon the road overtooke one Turner the Prosecutor who was leading a couple of Horses from the Faire. The life guardman and Render who had beene drinking (as the Defendant beleivs) long before he came to them And that the rather for that their subsequent accons proved them to be drunck or little better began to Quarrell with Turner And first the Life Guardman began to examine Turner what he did with those Horses Who answered that he bought them for an Hackney Coach to which the Life Guardman replyed that there was not Licences for Hackney Coachmen now And Turner answering that the lord Major & Court of Aldermen would finde out a way to settle them The Life Guardman cry'd God damne the Lord Major and Aldermen too he did not care a Fart of his Arse for them Whereupon Turner told him he was a saucy Rogue And then the Life Guard man whipped him over the back And Turner told him he was noe man to assault an unarmed man soe the Life Guard man alighted & told Turner he would answer him at anything Whereupon Turner not alighting the Life Guard man got up againe & drew his sword & made at Turner but was prevented by the interposicon of the Defendant. Then Render comes to take the Life Guardmans part and assaults Turner and gave him a slap on the face which Turner returned with a lash of his whipp and Render drew his sword & gave Turner severall blows Whereupon the Defendant made into them and parted them also And reprehended Turner for giving soe ill words to the Life Guardman and Render when he see they were in drinke But Turner persisting in bad words Render drew againe And the Defendant againe interposed and parted them as long as he could but at last Render broke out of this Defendants hands & gave Turner a cut on the head & had killed him if the Defendant had not interposed And at last Render being taken of The Defendant offerd Turner to help him to stopp his wounds & bleeding But Turner refused & said he hoped he should dye that the Rogue Render might be hanged But he got up at last and they all went on to Dunstable. Turner lay at one house. The Defendant at another And Lifeguardman & Render at a third For this kindnes of the Defendant Turner upon (what grounds we know not) procured the Defendant to be bound over to the sessions by Sr Wm Turner. And from the sessions was bound over to these Assizes. And Turner hath as we beleive agreed with Render & the Life Guardman & taken a spill of them very considerable And because the Defendant would not give him anything hath not only arrested him in an accon of 1001 But also presents him here To prove the whole matter as before set forth -- Thomas Astell -- who was present all[sic]
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