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<p n="277"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
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The Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50520_n277-1">James Potts</rs>
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<p n="278">Who being on Oath says that he let in Mr. Murcott<lb></lb>
about 10 o' Clock on Monday Evening last says<lb></lb>
that Mr. Murcott said nothing to him, but went down<lb></lb>
Stairo, that he did not see him any more that<lb></lb>
Night til 11 o' Clock, when he went into ye<lb></lb>
Room where Mr. Murcott was in Bed to<lb></lb>
Pelch out his Lordship's Decanter & Shaving<lb></lb>
Bason, that Mr. Murcott then desired him to<lb></lb>
put some more Cloaths on him as he was Cold<lb></lb>
which this Informt. accordingly did, says he saw<lb></lb>
Mr. Murcott no more til the next Morning when<lb></lb>
he had been found by<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
John the porter, but says<lb></lb>
As he was that Morning in the Servants hall<lb></lb>
Daniel was in the Pantry and that he heard him<lb></lb>
call Mr. Murcott, that Daniel soon after came<lb></lb>
to him and told him that Mr. Murcott was fast<lb></lb>
asleep, that he replied that he might Ly a little<lb></lb>
longer as he had Combed out my Lords Wigg<lb></lb>
or Words to that effect, says he does not Knows that<lb></lb>
any other Person lay in my Lord,<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
House that<lb></lb>
Night besides<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
his own Family except the waiting<lb></lb>
Womans Sister, says he does not know any Servant<lb></lb>
in the Family that has lately Borrowe<obscured></obscured>
ang Money<lb></lb>
of each other, or of any other Person, says that he does<lb></lb>
not know of any Quarrell that has happened among<lb></lb>
any other Servant's in my Lord's Houses says that<lb></lb>
he has a Guineas and a half the former he recd<lb></lb>
of the House keeper on Monday last the letter</p>
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