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