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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
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that is to say, at the parish of Saint Mildred
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the Virgin in the
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aforesaid this 15th. day of January 1798 on
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view of the body of
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lying Dead.
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Ruben Balden
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maketh Oath that between the hours of three
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and four of the afternoon of Friday last the deced Ash
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Goeagin was brought to the said Prison by the Lord Mayors
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Porter being brought by him to the said Prison to remain
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there until he could be passed by the
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to his
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parish that he appeared very ill and very dirty and
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filthy and very raggedThat he was taken into one of
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the Rooms of the Prison and depts. desired
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Samuel Lee
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one of the Turnkey to take care of him and that he might
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have Ruggs at Night to keep him warm.
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Sworn this 15th. day of January
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1798 before me}
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R. Balden
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Samuel Lee
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one of the Turnkeys of the Prison of the
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maketh Oath that on Friday afternoon last
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in consequence of directions from the last Witness he placed
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the deced in one of the lower Rooms of the prison among
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some of the other
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s. That the deced appeared very
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ill that breathed and could
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scarce tell his Name Dept.
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gave him some Reigs to cover him That there was a person in
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the Room that Dept. left him about eight oClock Dept. went
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to the Room wherein the deced was-that he was then
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laying down with the Regs onThat when he was first
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brought in Dept. gave him some Mutton and Broth and in
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the Evening some Tea-Dept. lay in the same Room with
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the deced-That the deced continued to get worse
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daily
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in the
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course of the Night and about five oClock he departed this
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Life-Dept. left the fire turning when Dept. went to Bed
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but when Dept. got up as four oClock the fire was as That
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the deced was
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so a room
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very weak and could not bear all the
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Rugs on him
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Sworn this 15th. day of January
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1798 before me}
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Samuel Lee
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