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Charles Wood< no role > Apprentice to Mr. Berry
an Apothecary in Mount Street on his Oath
saith That on Saturday Evening last a
little before Eleven Dept. was desired to go
to Bleed a Person who was ill in Adams Mews
upon which he went, found the Deced lying
upon a Bed, Motionless & insensible,
Says that he was there informed that the
Deced was of Drunker Woman and had
been Drinking Says that he bled the Deced
who at first bled freely, but afterwards
very little, and Dept thought that the
Deced was in an Chaple the Fit owning
to Drinking, and Dept. thanks "that the
Deced had been Drinking from her appearence
Says that he observed no Marks of violence
upon the Deced's Arms or elsewhere
Says that he sent a Medicine to the Deced
on Saturday Night, of which she took a little
as Dept. was informed, And that the Husband
fetched him again yesterday Morning, but
Deced could not then take any Medicine.

Charles Woods< no role >

Elizabeth< no role > the Wife of Joseph Ash< no role > Carknan Lodgers
on the First Floor at the Sign of the Royal
Exchange in Adams's Mews , on her Oath
saith, That the Deced and her Husband
appeared to live very unhappy, were
of ten Quarrelling and Fighting Says that
between four and five o'Clock in the
Afternoon of Saturday last Dept. saw the
Deced upon the [..] Landing Place when she
appeared to be in good Heath, and not
in Liquor, the Deced being Eating Something and
Feeding her Cat, after which Deced went into
her Room and fastened the Door as Dept.
thinks, and went to lye down upon the Bed as




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