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<p n="552">Deced about an hour, and that she perceived the<lb></lb>
Deced had been drooping for two days before<lb></lb>
says that she immediately went to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n552-1">Gilbert a Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who lives the near Door to Deced, and called two Men<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n552-2">Samuel Smith</rs>
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and another Person whose name she Knows<lb></lb>
not, who came with her into the Cellar, and one of them<lb></lb>
lifting up the Deced, and the other Cut him down<lb></lb>
and both together laid him upon the Bad in the Cellar.<lb></lb>
Sayds that Deced was then Dead, but not Cold, says<lb></lb>
that a Surgeon was sent for to bleed him, who immediately<lb></lb>
came, but the Deced bled very Little, says that she<lb></lb>
never heard of any Difference between the Deced.<lb></lb>
and his Wife.</p>
<p n="553">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n553-1">Mary Ashmore</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="554"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n554-1">Elizabeth Burnatt</rs>
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Servant to Mr. Brown <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65203_occ191">Governour</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo503">St. James's Workhouse</rs>
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on her Oath saith Yesterday Morning<lb></lb>
about Eight o Clock she carried a pair of Shoes to Deced<lb></lb>
(who was a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65203_occ192">Cobler</rs>
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) and on knocking at the Cellar Door,<lb></lb>
(where deced lodged) Deced Wife opened it, and on<lb></lb>
being asked if her Husband was at home, she replied<lb></lb>
that he was, but was afraid that she was Dead, and<lb></lb>
desired Deponent would go to call some Assistance,<lb></lb>
whereupon she immediately run and called two<lb></lb>
other Woman who came down into the Cellar with<lb></lb>
where they saw deced stand up right as they thought<lb></lb>
Deponent, but they did not go near him, says<lb></lb>
that one of the Women called two Men who came<lb></lb>
down, and on going to move the Deced to the Bed<lb></lb>
they perceived he was hanging, and immediately<lb></lb>
cut him down and laid the Deced on the Bed<lb></lb>
says that a Surgeon attempted to Bleed him but the<lb></lb>
Deced beld a very few Drops only, he being then Dead</p>
<p n="555">E <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n555-1">Elizabeth Bavne</rs>
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</p>
<p n="556"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n556-1">Ann Ewbank</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65203_occ193">Widow</rs>
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of the Deced on her Oath saith<lb></lb>
that on Wednesday Night last, about ten o Clock Deponent<lb></lb>
went to Bed with the Deced in their Cellar in the House<lb></lb>
of Mr. Beake in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65203_geo504">Oxford Road</rs>
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where they lodged says that She said did not observe<lb></lb>
him get out of Bed until between five and six o' Clock (as<lb></lb>
she believes) on Thursday Morning, says that she did not<lb></lb>
hear the Deced go out, nor any Noise in the Cellar, says<lb></lb>
that between seven & eight o Clock she heard some Person<lb></lb>
Knock at the Cellar Door, deponent being then in Bed,<lb></lb>
got up and opened the Door, and found a Woman who<lb></lb>
brought a pair of Shoes to be Mended, and asking for if deced,<lb></lb>
was at home, Deponent replied she could not tell but<lb></lb>
desired the Woman to come down, and when Deponent<lb></lb>
was got down and sitting upon the Bed, she perceived Deced<lb></lb>
in a Corner of the Cellar standing up as she apprehended,<lb></lb>
but afterwards suspected that he was Dead, she desired<lb></lb>
some body shod. be called, and two Woman immediately<lb></lb>
came down, and afterwards two Men were called down<lb></lb>
who cut the Cord by which the Deced hung and laid<lb></lb>
Deced on the Bed,<del>says that a Surgeon attempted</del>
<lb></lb>
Says that she observed the Deced to have been Melancholy<lb></lb>
over since the beginning of May last, Occasioned as she<lb></lb>
believes by a fall that he then reced whereby he broke<lb></lb>
Dire of his Bibs, and that for ten days past Deced had<lb></lb>
been more Melancholy, says that Deponent and Deced<lb></lb>
lived very happy together, and very seldom had any<lb></lb>
Difference.</p>
<p n="557">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
Ann Ewbank.</p>
<p n="558">Severally Sworn the<lb></lb>
Day Year and Place<lb></lb>
abovementioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n558-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65203_occ194">Coroner</rs>
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