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in the said parish Old cloaths man on her
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Oath saith that Yesterday about half an hour
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after twelve in the afternoon Mrs.
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Elizabeth pescod
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came our to Dept. and informed Dept, that she
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not make her hear upon which Dept. went over
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deceds apartment, forced the Key which was in the
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Where upon Mrs. Pescod pulled out a Key which
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fitted the Lock and opened the Door and Dept.
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went in by Mrs. Pescods desire, and discovered the
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deced kneeling at the Head of the Bed close by
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the Wall, her Knees being on the Bedstead as if at
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prayers but on some person by crying out oh Lord
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she has hanged herself she observed the deced
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hanging by a Cord round the neck fastened to a
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she is certain the deced was then dead. says that
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Drummer on her Oath Saith that the
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deced has lodged at Depts. House five Weeks
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last Wednesday says upon Some Suspicion that
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the deced had rubbed her Lodgings she last Wednesday
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