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also Here is Stephens (pointing to him) and this (pointing to Gibby) is John
Gibby - I have worked for Stephens before the Riots - immediately before -
I remember the riots at Newport - I know it was on a Monday but I
dont know the day of the Month - I know a man named Davies
who works at the Pottery beyond Pill - I was at work for Stephens the
week before the Riots - I saw Davies come with a Pattern to Stephens' shop
with a pattern made of wood and said he wanted a thing made of
that form to rise earth with - It was a long thing about 10 inches
long - about 1 inch and a half wide - a blunt top - it was one straight piece of
iron - I did not hear him call it anything - it was all solid
and flat - the edges were not sharp - My master made a thing
according to the pattern - I know Jenkin Morgan the Milkman
he came to the shop and asked my master to make a similar
thing for him - It was 2 or 3 days before the Riots - My master
made one for him - I saw my master make no more - I
remember Davies afterwards came and asked my master to make
another that the first was broke but he did not bring it with him
My Master did make another - I swear never saw such a thing

made for digging earth - I have been a Blacksmith 7 years -
I remember the Friday before the riot - John Gibby came to our shop &
the last Witness came with him - William Stephens came in afterwards - I saw
they were grinding something but did not particularly know what it was - I
was making some hinges - After my master came in he worked at them
with me - My master asked when he came in what they were about I did

not hear what they said I saw in Gibby's hand a long spear he was grinding it
and /Herring/[??] it we made about a dozen hinges that night - I went to Jenkin Morgans
house that night Gibby went with me and Herring - I did not know those
who were in the house before him - They were fastening on the spears there
They were not the same as my master made for Morgan They were
fastening them with two hatchets on sticks 8 or 9 feet long - I saw John Gibby
there and Jenkin Morgan and his wife but not Stephens - there were other
persons there but I did not know them - I did not see them do
anything with the pikes - I saw them go out one after another they
had these sticks in their hands and the spears were on them I saw
Jenkin Morgan go out he had one - I did see any thing else - I saw
a bayonet in the house but I did not see Morgan take it with

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[Annotations in left margin:]
Order to make

Instruments

Jenkin Morgan

fastening spears