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23rd January 1786 - 18th December 1786

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Image 455 of 68112th October 1786


Shortly aftwds. Deponent looked into deceaseds Room the was
then gone down Stairsand a very little while afterwards
hearing deceds Infant Girl cry went into deceaseds Room
and saw the deced Sitting as Mrs. Godfrey has described
after Mrs. Godfrey wentdeced got worse and were never spoke
and turned black and in a Cold Sweat. and in loss than half
an hour she died. just then Mrs. Hooper Man came up.
and Deponent desired him to bleed her he did so but
said it was of no use only a few drops coming and Said
She was quite gone.Saith that before Mrs. Godfrey
came into the Room the last timeDeponent told
deceased she thought she was in a fitbut deceased
said very Sensibly She was not.Saith She thinks
the fit was occasioned by the passion Shurley put her in
by frightening her an asking her for the Money for the Beer

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Sarah Gibson< no role > (Wife of William Gibson< no role > Smith ) a lodger at
Mrs. Godfreys. Upon her Oath Saith That She heard the
dispute between the deceased and Shurley the Pot boy
who Said he would not go down Stairs until he had the
Money for some Beerbut does not think any blows
were struckwhen deced came down afterwards
she went into Mrs. Nelsons Room adjoining Deponent
and Deponent went in to ye Room took deceased by the
hand and asked why she put herself in such a passion
but deced only answered oh My head.

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