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met with of not being appointed Head Treasure to Derby
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Lane Theatre as he expected and that the Accounts of the Henry confused him says that on Thursday
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night last Deced came home and staid about half an
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hour with Deponent, who asked Deced Several Question
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to which his made very little Anwer, but there were
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very incoherent and foreign, says that the Deced believe
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very different from what it was nead to be and verily
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believes that the deced was not then in his right Senses
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Peter Burn
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John Cundell
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of Cross Court, on his Oath saith Yesterday
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Morning between ten & Eleven o'Clock on Mr.
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coming to him and saying he feared that some thing had
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happened to Mr. Wood the Deced he immediately came
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with Mr. Burn to the Deced Lodging where he found
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the Key on the outside of the Door in the Key hole, the
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Door being factaned on the inside says that with the
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Assistance of Mr. Burn Deponent burst open the Door
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with his foot and went into the Room, Upon which
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he immediately discovered the Deced hanging at the feet
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of his Bed in a back room by a small Cord Fastened
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to a hook fixed in the Ceiling says that depot cut the
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Cord and laid the Deced on the Bed, that the Deced had
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no Pulse and Deponent believes was then Dead
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says that he Frequently saw the Deced who complained
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of same hard ship in
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Drury Lane Theatre
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and observed
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that Deced had been Melancholy and Low Spirited for
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about six weeks last past, that he daily grew worse
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Senses.
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John Cundell
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Severally Sworn the Day
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Year and Place abovementioned
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before me}
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Tho, Prickard
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