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<p n="1068">Jane ye Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1068-1">Thos. Smith</rs>
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<interp inst="LMCOIC65101_n1068-1" type="surname" value="Smith"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCOIC65101_n1068-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCOIC65101_geo1017">Leather Lane Holborn</rs>
<interp inst="LMCOIC65101_geo1017" type="placeName" value="Leather Lane Holborn"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCOIC65101_geo1017" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCOIC65101_occ194">Carpenter</rs>
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On Oath Saith that she is a Lodger in ye same<lb></lb>
House where Deceased & his Wife Lodged saith that on Saturday<lb></lb>
ye fifth November instant about Seven o Clock in the<lb></lb>
Morning the deceased Wife called this Deponent<lb></lb>
to the room where deceased and his Wife lodged<lb></lb>
& then she came into the room she observed the deceased<lb></lb>
on the ground and<del>observing</del>
a quantity of blood<lb></lb>
about him on the ground & supposed he And<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
a blood Usuall, and immediately assisted his<lb></lb>
Wife to place him in the Bed. from whence Deponent<lb></lb>
supposed he has risen he being quite undressed.<lb></lb>
and having placed him upon the Bed observed him<lb></lb>
his throat was cut in an very bad manner and his<lb></lb>
Wife with Deponents Assistance took up the Shant<lb></lb>
and put it to his Neck to stop ye blood which on<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
being placed upwright in bed immediately forced its way<lb></lb>
thro. his Mouth & Nose. Deponent then ran<lb></lb>
down Stair's for Assistance and a Surgeon<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
and Served up the Wound and soon afterwards<lb></lb>
placed him in his Bed and he continued<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
ill in unsequency of what happened till<lb></lb>
Monday ye Seventh instant and then died. And<lb></lb>
Deponent further Saith that ye deceased told Deponent<lb></lb>
afterwards an several other persons in her presence that<lb></lb>
it was a very wighed Certain that he had done<lb></lb>
that he had been an him waveing in her<obscured></obscured>
before he did it & that<obscured></obscured>
God even sd forgive him. And<lb></lb>
Deponent Saith that She hath known him for<lb></lb>
several Years. & was always of Opinion he was a very</p>
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