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ask your Mother, Deponent says that the Roles being all
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sheilded in the Over, he wanted the Deced to come and
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Sweep the Boards down, Deponent called him and he did
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not answer, he then desired his Sister to go up and call
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the Deceased, Deponents Sister came running into the
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Shop crying and said oh God O God Bills ' in a Fit, and
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Deponent then ran up into the Store Room, and saw the
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Deced lying on the Sacks on his Right side with his Head
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downwards and his Feet on some Sacks another higher and
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he rather thought his feet was entangled between the Month
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of the Sacks, Deponent immediately took the Deceased in
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his Arms and brought him down into the Yard, spinkled
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Some Water in his Face and tore his Collar or cut it, the
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Deceased Collar of his Shirt was very tight, does not know
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whether he had any black Ribband about his Neck as he
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usually wore about his Collar, nor does not recollect whether
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any Rope or Pack thread was round the Deced Neck, Deponent
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says Mr. Kent an
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came and picke'd him twice in
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the Arm and no Blood came, and Mr. Harris a
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, Mr.
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Pearce and some others with the Deponent rubbed the Deceased
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with Salt and hot Clothes and hot Water in Battles and other
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applications in order to endeavour to restore Life, but all
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without Success. Deponent says the Deced was his Apprentice
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has been with him near a Year, and was a good Apprentice
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in General. Deponent says he did not the Morning of
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Yesterday beat the Deced, but only three med him and scolded
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him, and he sent him into the Store Room as a Punishment.
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John Hill
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William Kent
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of
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Old Tothil Street
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St. Margaret Westmr
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Apothecary
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in his Oath saith that Yesterday about Nine o' Clock
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in the Morning he was sent to come to Mr. Hills Bake
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in the same Street, he went immediately, and saw the
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Deceased near the Pump in the Yard, Deceased was in
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his Clothes, only the Neck bone, Deponent tied up the
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Deceds Arms and picked him twice but no Blood came
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Says his Arms were perfectly cold, and Deponent Boughts
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the Deced had been Dead some time, and Deponent was of
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