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Edmund Baker
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Deced came to Lodge at her Master's House on Friday Night
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last (Febry 4.) and has lodged there ever since, Says that
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the Deced got up Yesterday Morning, and not being well
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he went into Bed again between Nine and ten o'Clock
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and Deced warmed his Red Says that between Eleven and Twelve o'Clock she carried
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Deced some white wine Whey and son
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Foact When Deced bid her give it
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him, that he would wait upon himself as she had a great
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deal to do, Says that she left Deced in Bed, and went
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down Stairs, Says that between four and five o'Clock
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Dept. by her Mistrees's Order went up into Deced's Room
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to see it he wanted any thing, when she saw Deced
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Hanging by a Cord near the Window in his Room, Says
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that he was upright but Dept. cannot say whether his feet
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touched the Floor, but that they were very near it, Says
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that she was much frightened, immediately went down
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Stairs and called his Master, who went up to the
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Deced with several Others, Says that the Deced was
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Cold and appeared to have been dead sometime and
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Dept. belives that he Hauged himself
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