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as a Vagrant on the Twenty sixth day of February last
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Says that the Deced then appeared to be very
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weak and poorly, having his Right Jaw
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very Raw and Red, and appeared to be
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eaten into and Deced said that it was
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a Cancer which he had had a good while,
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with Deced, and assisted Deced when he
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wanted, Says that he was last Night in
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the same Ward with Deced, and Covered him
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That he found the Deced grew worse in
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ordered him som Wine and Water but thought
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the Deced was dying, and Deced died soon
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after, Says that he Examined the Deced since
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found that he had a Cancer on the Right side
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of his Head which had Eaten up his Right
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that it appeared to have been a
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