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being in said Rowse's House, and going up Stairs into the fore Garr
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lodged) to see for a Kite which belonged to said Rowse's Son,
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fastened to an Iron Cook which was in a fire of Timber on the
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back part of the Room upon which Deponent called out to
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Mr. Rowse, and immediately after game Down stairs, and
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then returned with a Person (whose name he knows not) whom he found on the Ground
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Floor to the Deced, says the Person unknown took deced by
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the Hand and said he was Dead, Deponent says that he likewise took
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hold of Deceds hand found it cold, and verily believes that he had
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been some time Dead, but they did not cut him Down
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observed any uneasiness in him until yesterday about
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four o Clock, when the deced informed him that he had
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head of the Rigment says that Deced was much concerned
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