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<p n="1032"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65208_geo938">City & Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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in the Count of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65208_geo939">Midsex</rs>
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Informations taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65208_date192">Sixth day of July<lb></lb>
1768</rs>
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at the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65208_geo940">St. Margaret within the City<lb></lb>
& Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65208_geo941">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, on<lb></lb>
an Inquisition touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65208_n1032-1">Isabella Bates</rs>
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<lb></lb>
lying dead in the said Parish City Liberty and County.</p>
<p n="1033"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65208_n1033-1">Jane</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65208_occ280">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65208_n1033-2">John Smith</rs>
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of Dartmouth how in the Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65208_geo942">St. Margaret Westmr</rs>
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. Cabinet maker on her Oath saith, That <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65208_n1033-3">Isabella<lb></lb>
Bates</rs>
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the Deced had been a Lodger to Dept. about three<lb></lb>
Years, Says that the Deced went up Stairs on Monday<lb></lb>
Evening last between Nine and ten o'Clock and wished Dept. a<lb></lb>
good Night, Says that She went up Stairs between Eleven<lb></lb>
and Twelve o'Clock the same Night and seeing Deced's<lb></lb>
room door open Dept. went in, and saw the Deced lying<lb></lb>
on her Bed there, undressed, foaming at the Mouth<lb></lb>
and groaning being insensible and not able to speak<lb></lb>
Says that She fetched her Husband, and alarmed the<lb></lb>
Family, several of whom soon come to Deced, Says that<lb></lb>
Mr. Harris a Surgeon bled the Deced, and that Mr.<lb></lb>
Alexander's <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65208_occ281">Servant</rs>
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was fetched to Deced, who Said<lb></lb>
that he recollected the Deceds face and ordered the<lb></lb>
room to be Searched for a Phial, Says that she found<lb></lb>
a Half pint Phial upon a Cupboard in Deced's Room<lb></lb>
which she gave to her Husband to carry to Mr<lb></lb>
Alexander's Servant, who ordered Deced some<lb></lb>
Medicines which Dept. gave her, but Deced did<lb></lb>
not recover her Senses and died yesterday Morning<lb></lb>
(July 5.) about two o'Clock. Says that the Deced<lb></lb>
has been very uneasy and disturbed in her Mind<lb></lb>
for about afortnight last past, and Dept. believes<lb></lb>
that the Deced was Disordered in her Senses.</p>
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Smith</p>
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