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On Oath Saith that she is a Lodger in ye same
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House where Deceased & his Wife Lodged saith that on Saturday
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ye fifth November instant about Seven o Clock in the
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Morning the deceased Wife called this Deponent
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to the room where deceased and his Wife lodged
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& then she came into the room she observed the deceased
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on the ground and
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observing
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a quantity of blood
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about him on the ground & supposed he And
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a blood Usuall, and immediately assisted his
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Wife to place him in the Bed. from whence Deponent
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supposed he has risen he being quite undressed.
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and having placed him upon the Bed observed him
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his throat was cut in an very bad manner and his
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Wife with Deponents Assistance took up the Shant
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and put it to his Neck to stop ye blood which on
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being placed upwright in bed immediately forced its way
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thro. his Mouth & Nose. Deponent then ran
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down Stair's for Assistance and a Surgeon
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and Served up the Wound and soon afterwards
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placed him in his Bed and he continued
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ill in unsequency of what happened till
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Monday ye Seventh instant and then died. And
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Deponent further Saith that ye deceased told Deponent
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afterwards an several other persons in her presence that
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it was a very wighed Certain that he had done
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that he had been an him waveing in her
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before he did it & that
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God even sd forgive him. And
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Deponent Saith that She hath known him for
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several Years. & was always of Opinion he was a very
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