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Elizabeth Eyres
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of No. 18
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Turnagain Lane
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widow
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maketh Oath that the deced has lodged in a two
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pair of Stairs back Room in the house sometime past
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that the deced has been confined to his Room about
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a Neck-that she saw the deced about nine OClock last
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Night-that he complained of a great deal off in but
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seemed sensible-that about eight OClock this Morning
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went up to the deced's Room that
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she pushed the Door open a little away and on going
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in to the Room she found the deced hanging by a Cord
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fastened
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fastenedto the Top of the Room Door-
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that he was a little warm but was quite dead
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that Doctor Yates was sent for
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Sworn the
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23d Septr 1790
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before me T. Shelton
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Corr.}
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Eliz Ayres
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John Tirtle
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Snow Hill
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& assistant to Mr.
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Yates maketh Oath that he attended the deced on Monday
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last that he complained of a violent pain in has Bowels
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which the deced sayed
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he
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was occasioned by a Cold he had caught
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that
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on Dept. examining him he found he had a Fever on
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him-that he saw the deced again on the Tuesday following
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that the Fever was very much increased on the deced and he
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appeared much worde That the Dept. has no doubt but the
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Fever the deced was afflicted with
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might occasion a
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Delirium-that some persons applying to Mr. Yates this
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Morning Dept. went to the deced's lodging that he found
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the deced sitting on the Floor his Legs extended and his
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head resting on the Foot of the Bed that he was warm
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that Dept. used his endeavours to recover
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the deced but without effect for the deced never recovered
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that the deced had a Mark of something round his Neck from
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which Dept. concluded the deced had hanged himself
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Sworn the 23d day of September
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1790 before me}
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T. Shelton Corr.
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