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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London that is to
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on view of the body of
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William Blizard
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maketh
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that about of ¼ past two yesterday morning Dept. was called up to
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look at the deced- that the deced was lying on the Ground above
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by some Iron Rading of the Quaker meeting house in Cavendish
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-Dept examined the deced that he was warm
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been occasioned by a Rope or Cord-There was as appearance
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of Life in the deced-that a Mr Gutter was present when Dept
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went to the deced-Dept. being of opinion that the deced angal
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to be taken to some place and put into warm of Cloathing suggested
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Rat it would be proper to take the deced to
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some of the persons present took the deced away in order to take
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him to the work house and Dept saw no ward of him-Dept
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her no doubt the mark or Impression round the deced neck
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occassioned his Death.
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Sworn this 1st day of March
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1799 before me.}
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throat
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for the parish of Saint Botolph without Bishops
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-gate maketh oath that Dept went on his Boat
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Devonshire
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Street and Cavendish Court about nine Oclock on Wednesday
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Night last and received particular directions from Mr. Watson
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the Beadle to be careful to look after a man whom he sayed
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had
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attempted that evening and some Evenings too ford to hang himself at
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his Master Door in
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on his Best and on going round to call the hour of five when
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became to the Quaker meeting house the found the deced hanging
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by two Handkerchief tied together
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one
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fastened around his neck and the
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other part thrown over the top of the
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of the meeting home
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Dept called to them pson another watchman who came and he
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and Dept get the deced down that he fell warren but appeared
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dead-that a surgeon and some other persons came and soon after
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