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Royal Oak 45

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James Dyer Butler to Mr W.T.H. Phelps
Stow Hill Newport says I went with
William Gordon ____ into the Royal Oak in
Mill Street Newport on Sunday
___________________in the Evening
Evening last about 7 O'clock ^
to have a glass of ale
& saw
a great many ~
_ the Kitchen & parlour nearly full
~Men at least 50 or 60 I did ~
_ by name but should know some of them
_ if I were to see them
~ not know any of them __ [^] We
______2 glasses of ____we were in the Parlour
ordered Ale ^ whilst there
We observed the men whispering to
__ a man shortly after came in
each other [^]

___[?]
_________him
I saw a pull out a paper of
Gunpowder about 1/2 -lb in quantity
_____put upon the Table and said
which
this is all I have got - one of the others
said never mind we have plenty

more : The men then rose up and
directed the rest to go ac//ross ~
pull out another paper of Gunpowder
about -lb which he also divided
amongst some of the party-

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I became alarmed and
& myself paid for our Beer and
and left the House.
the fields to Basseleg and meet
the rest and to [??] wound and
stick persons. It was the
Man who brought the
Powder said this I think
he was a Man of the Town.
I should know him again
I did not see the Landlord
of the Royal Oak but
Saw his Wife in
the Bar-

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Reg v Unknown [persons]
Depo of Jas Dyer
What took place
at the Royal Oak

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