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on his Oath saith that the deced has lived
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about fifteen years
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that for about a year last the deced has been
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ill, and was a Flicted with a Low ness of Spirit.
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says that about twenty minutes after Six this
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Morning Deponent came down Stairs,and
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looked into deced's Chamber which was on
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belonging to it, but did not see the deced,
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altho' he observed that the Bed was humbled
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as if laid in. Upon which he inquired of
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two other Servants of Depts. whether they had
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seen the deced, who informed Dept. they had
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not, taken ordered then to see where the
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hanging in the Warm
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Vault lying
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under the street, says he immediately ran
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a Cord fixed to an Iron Bolt which fasters
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Mr. Maccoulow Apothecary imediately
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came and opened a Vein in each Arm but to
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