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her something hot, Says that she asked
Deced if she lay Warm at Night, to which
she Answered yes Madam I do now, Says that on
Saturday Morning Mr. Gaunt the Overseer
came out of the Cellar in Mr. Wade's House
and desired Dept. to go down, and when she had got
a Candle, saw the Deced lying upon a
Bed which was upon some Rabbot
Hutches as Dept. thinks, Says that the
Deced Breathed once and expired
immediately, Says that she desired
some Person to come down but no body came
That she then went out into a Chandlers shop
and took Mrs. Mathews with her to the Deced
Says that she took a Blanket off the Deced
which was very wet That there was Water
in the Cellar and that it was very Damp.
and Dept. thinks it enough to kill any
Person that lay there Says that she
heard the Deced at Night go into
the One pair of Stairs Room, when Dept
happened to be at home, and heard
Mr. Wade call Deced in the Morning
from whence Dept. believes that the Deced
lay there until last week when Mr.
Vaughan came to Lodge there.

Mary Child< no role >
[mark]
her Mark

William Rolles< no role > of Marsham Street
Cooper on his Oath saith That he is
Cooper at Mr. Pearce's Brewhouse on
Mill Bank and saw the Deced almost
every Day come [..] Mr. Pearce's
Brewhouse with a Kettle or Pail
for Hot or Cold Water.
That




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