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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
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that is to say at the Parish of Saint Mildred
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the Virgin in the
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5th. day of November 1795
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David Rees
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lying Dead
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Samuel Lee
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Compter Prison maketh
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Oath that he hath known the
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about a Month
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that he was
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a Prisoner in the said Prison and committed for
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a Fraud that he was very ill when he was brought to the
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Prison and appeared to be in a State of insanity that he continued
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in that state until yesterday Morning when he departed this Life
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that the Surgeon of the Prison saw the deced several times but sayed
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he could do nothing for him.
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Sworn this 5th day of November
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1795 before me}
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Samuel Lee
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Compter maketh oath that she hath
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attended the deced
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daily since his commitment. that he was very in mine sometimes
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Moving that he was so Raving that he was obliged to be confined
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in a Room by himself and his Victuals taken to him that he
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often stripped himself and colouring the last Week tore all his
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Cloaths and Bed Cloaths to pieces Dept. saw him Yesterday
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Morning about nine oClock or ½ an hour after that he had
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scarcely any Cloaths on his at that time but appeared
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eleven OClock Dept. not hearing the
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deced move called for the Keys and one of the Keepers came
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& opening the door and going in they found deced dead lying
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on his face.
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Sworn this 5th. day of November
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1795 before me}
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