Who's there but no Body answering he immediately crossed the
Warehouse and called Mary the Maid Servant 2 or 3 times very
lastily, she observing Deponent speak hastily said Pray Sir What
do You want Deponent sd I beleive some Body has got into
Dodsons Room so and lee who or whats the Matter, Upon the
going the cried out Lord Sir he has hung himself Deponent
Immediately want after her and she said Pray Sir cut him down
Deponent having a Pen knife in his Pocket immediately did the
Maid Servant Assisting him, he then cut the cord that was
round his Neck took off his Crovat, and sent immediately
for Mr. Merriman [..] on Apothecary to Bleed him Mr.
Merriman come immediately and felt his Pulse and said he
was afraid he was two far gone, upon Deponent pressing him
the Blood the Deced, he said to it was needless but however he
pricked him in the Several Vein Vein and afterwards cut it across
ut no Blood came and he said the Blood was Stagnated, and
it was quite needless try any farther for that he was quite Deced
Deced was laying from the [..] Feaster Rail of the Bed
[..] with a Cord Fastened round it, and the other part of the

Cord round his Neck, says the Deced was his Weekly Servant
occasionally for 4 Years part, but for about a Year and a quarter
last past has been in his House at Bed and Board, says he
has observed for about 6 Weeks that the Deced was different from
what he used to be and did not appear to be the same Man
has observed to rather looked down, the cause of which he could
not Assign

David Burnsall< no role >

Mary Horton< no role > Servant to Mr Runsall on her Oath says that
last night about half an hour after Ten o Clock she was called
by her Master to go to see who it was in Dodsons Room, she
answered she dar shet go, but Mr Burnsall Sealing resdute she
should go, she immediately run into his Room the Door being
open, and immediately she cried not good god sir Dodson's has
hanged himself her Master imediately went into the Kitchen what
was near the Deced Room on the same ground, she crying out for [..]
take cut him down her Master returned directly and took a
Penknife out of his own Pocket & cut him down, she holding the
Deced to prevent his falling or the found Mr Merriman was