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Witness Statement: Richard Rorke continuing the account of his actions
came into my House about 9 o'clock on Monday morning the 4th November to light her Candle. She said there was a mob Coming down from the Hills, I was then lying on my bed . I said to her "don't don't bother here with your lies its no such thing" then to shew she was not a liar she said here they are coming, here they are coming. I then had [. .. ] on my smallclothes and my [ ... ] waste coat I dressed myself as fast as I could dress myself and went out to see I did not wait to tie on my Cravat I looked up and down Stow Street Stow Hill from Charles Street , I was amazed to see the Crowd. I could not get up the Bank to get on the pavement on the opposite side, I ran down the Hill with the Crowd. I spoke to a man with a Gun. I aske I said to him where the deuce are you going
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