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December 1793 on view of the Body
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now here lying Dead
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Thomas Melluish
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in the County of
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Devon a Lodger at his Aunts
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aforesaid
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maketh Oath that he has known
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Sarah Tucker
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some years past that he has
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known her for there five years back very well that
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she was a married Women her Husbands Name Edward
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Tucker and
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a Boot and
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at Tiverton
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aforesaid thatthere are six Children living
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belonging to the deced and her said Husband-that
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the deced came to Town with Dept. on Friday Evening lad
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by the Stage from Honeyton in the same County-that she
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was delivered to the Care of Dept. on last Thursday Morning
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by her Son
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about twenty years of age or
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upwards and a Mr Randall a Watch maker of Tiverton
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aforesaid in order for Dept. to get her
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into Bethlem she having
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been out of her Mind for two Months previous there to to
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Dept. knowledge and for six Months previous as Dept.
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was informed by the deceds Husband and reputed to be so
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by several persons in Tiverton-that the deced and Dept.
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got to the Swan with two Nicks in Lad Lane about five
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OClock on the Friday Evening-that she was put into a Room
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and Dept and some other persons continued with her until
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about ten OClock when she went up Stairs with a Mrs.
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the Mistress of the Swan and the Chamber maid
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Dept. went up the Next Morng. Saturday about nine OClock
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to the Room Door wherein the deced now lies-Dept. knocked
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as the Door several times and receiving no answer Dept.
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opened the Door and went in-Dept. upon opening the
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Curtains saw the deced hanging by something from the
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top of the Foot of the Bed-Dept. gave the alarm and a
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of the House
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who was in
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Inn Ward with one of the
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of the
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went to the Room where the deced lag-Dept. saw the deced afterwards in the Evening
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lying Dead in a Shell in the Room
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T. Melhuish
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