Thomas Parker< no role > a Chair maker Lodger at Mr. Dicey the Deced
upwards of a Year & an half last past, on his Oath saith that
he went into Deced's Shop on Friday Night last a little before Ten
o'Clock for five farthings worth of small Beer, with which the
Deced Served him, being then alone in the Shop, & Singing, &
appearing to be in Health, Says that he went away and Deced
wished him a good Night. Says that in about ten Minutes
he heard the Deced run this the Passage into the Yard and
that Mrs. Dicey followed him to the Necessary, where she
called out and desired this Dept. to come down which he did,
and on his coming to the Necessary he saw the Deced upon
the Vault Speechless and ratting in the Throat. That Mr. Dicey
had held of him and screamed out, That she sent Deced for
Mr. Lindsay the Apothecary who came there and attempted
to Bleed to Deced but Deced bled very little, and was soon carried
to Bed in his Cloaths, but Deced was then dead as Dept.
believes, And Says that the Deced and his Wife sometimes
used to have angry words, but believes that they were very
happy for two months last past.

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Thomas Parker< no role >

Archdall Harris< no role > of Queen Street Westmr . Surgeon
on his Oath saith, That he this day Viewed & Examined the
Body of the Deced and from the Appearance of the Body has
not any reason to [..] that the Deced was Poisoned, but believes
that his Death was occasioned either by the Rupture of
a Vessel, or that he died in an Apoplechi Fit.

Harris

Severally Sworn the Day Year &
Place abovementioned before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner .}