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Melancholy and unwilling to talk, Say, that he asked
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the Deced the reason, but could not be informed, and
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this Dept. believes that the Deced was at times Disordered
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in her Senses.
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Francis Tomkins
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Oxendon Street
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Surgeon
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on his Oath saith, That about Four o'Clock this
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Morning Deponent was fetched to the Deced, whom
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he found in Bed having a large Wound in his
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Throat about the length of three Inches, and upon
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Examining the Wound found that the Wind pipe and
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Pullet were separated, Says that the Deced was their
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dead or dying, and that the Wound abovementioned
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was the cause of her Death.
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Francis Tomkins
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Job Rogers
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a Lodger at Mr. Merry's the Deced
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for about Eleven Years, or his Oath saith That he
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was called up by Mr. Merry Meaning between three and
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four o'Clock, Says that on going into the Deced's Room
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(which adjoins to his own) he saw the Deced upon
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the Poor and his Brother
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Richd
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Francis
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Merry
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s endea-
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to support him, Says that Mr. Merry struck
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a Light and this Dept. was desired to go for a Doctor,
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said that he went and that Mr. Tomkins a
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came there some time after, and on his Feeling
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the Wound in Deced's Neck, said it was all over
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and Deced died in a few Minutes. and he believes
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that the Deced gave himself the Wound in the
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Throat. And says that the Deced behaviour has
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for three or four days last part been Melancholy and
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low Spirited and different from what it used to be
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and this Dept. says that he heard Mrs. Marry call Mr.
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Richd. Merry
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Just before she called the Dept.
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Job Rogers
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in the
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Parish of St.
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Giles in the Fields
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at Law on his Oath saith
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That he has seen the Deced
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Nicholas Merry
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several
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times this Week and believes that he was Disordered
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in his Senses.
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Severally Sworn the Day
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Year and Place above
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mentioned before me
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Tho. Prickard
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