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<p n="1185"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1185-1">Elizabeth Bettles</rs>
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a Lodger at Mr <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1185-2">Frederick Heerling</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ358">Husband</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
the Deced, in Porter Street, on the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
The 3d Story on<lb></lb>
her Oath saith, That Yesterday Meeting between nine & ten o'Clock a Gentleman's Maid in the House came<lb></lb>
to Depts. Room to inquire for the Deced saying that she was<lb></lb>
Missing, upon which Dept. and another Woman went down<lb></lb>
Stairs and on finding the Door of the back Kitchin, locked<lb></lb>
and the Key in the Door on the inside<del>upon which</del>
Dept.<lb></lb>
with her Hands forced open the Door and on going in, she<lb></lb>
saw the Deceds legs and part of her <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Clothes out of a Water<lb></lb>
Tub which stood near the Door, and the Head and the greater<lb></lb>
part of her Body in the Tub, Says that She pulled the Tub<lb></lb>
down immediately and a great deal of Water fell out of<lb></lb>
it upon the Floor, Says that an <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ359">Apothecary</rs>
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came in<lb></lb>
at that Instant, who felt the Deced, and said that she was<lb></lb>
Dead, and Dept. believes that she was Drowned in the<lb></lb>
Water in the Tub, and that she went in herself, And this<lb></lb>
Deponent verily believes that the Deced was disordered<lb></lb>
in her Senses.</p>
<p n="1186">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1186-1">Elizabeth Bettles</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1187"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1187-1">Ann Edwards</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ360">Servant</rs>
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to Mr. Bradbury a Lodger at<lb></lb>
Mr. Heerlin on her Oath saith, that yesterday Morning<lb></lb>
between nine and ten o'Clock (as Dept. thinks) she was<lb></lb>
going up the Kitchtin Stairs and on meeting the Deced<lb></lb>
there, asked her how she did, to which Deced answered<lb></lb>
that she was Mad which she repeated again, and<lb></lb>
looked very wild.</p>
<p n="1188">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1188-1">Ann Edwards</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1189">Severally Sworn the Day<lb></lb>
Year & Place abovementioned<lb></lb>
before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1189-1">Tho Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ361">Coroner</rs>
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.}</p>
<p n="1190">WESTMINSTER CHAPTER MUNIMENTS</p>
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