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Says he went to the Room his maid directed him to,
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and found the deced hanging by a Cord Fastened to
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a Brass Hook served into the Wainscot, his face
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being to the Wainscot, and his Feet be twicel two
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lifted the deced from the Hook, and by the Waids
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assistance laid him down on the Ground, and the
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Cord being Cooee lift it about his neck says he is
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certain the deced was dead, and therefore be sent for
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no assistance. says the deced came last Monday to
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lodge at Deptr
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House, for the Benefit of the Air
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being in an ill State of Health says that upon
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Account of his Illness dept. agreed that
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Holmes
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the Dept. Servant should set up with him
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says he never had any Conversation with deced and
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is a Stranger to him.
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Peter Swan
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John Young
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of Jews Row
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Chelsea
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Tallow Chandler
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on his Oath saith that he has known the deced about
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four Years, and his Brother
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John Philpot
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about
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six Years. says that his Brother John informed this
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Dept. that the deced had been is an Ill state of
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Health about three Months and Particularly
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about a fortnight ago, said
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John Philpot
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informed
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Dept. that his Brother was very ill of a parylictic
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Fever and often times delicious.
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John Young
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John Philpot
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of the
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Hay Market
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on his Oath
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Saith that by the appreciation
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a Physician his Brother
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was brot. to the
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for the Benefit
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of the Air, on last Monday. Says that he had a
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Rhenmatic Fevor, says while deced lodged in
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which was
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the last Ledgias of
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deced before his Removal, he was frequently delicious,
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and on Account of the Leberty of his Illness used to be
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constantly attended says that last Wednesday Morning
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Mrs. Swan is discourse with Dept. informed Dept
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that she believed the deced was Lunatic says that he
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solders wissed a Day seeing his Brother and was very
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sensible of his Insanity.
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John Philpot
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Mary Mark
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Servt
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. to
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on her Oath
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Saith that Yesterday Morning her Fellow Servt.
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Mary Came down Stairs and informed Dept. that
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the deced was hanged and desired Dept. to go for her
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Master says she went accordingly, and he came
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directly and went up Stairs but Dept. did not fellow
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Daniel Philpot
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belonging to
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St. James palace
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Brother to the deced or his Oath Saith that
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Yesterday Morning betwixt nine and ten his came
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to Mr. Swans to see his Brother and Spote to
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Mary
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Holmes
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one of
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the Maids
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who went up Stairs with
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Dept. to his Brothers Room, and on not seeing his Brother
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she and rewad the Bed Curtains and upon his not being
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on the Bed the Maid went out of the Room to see for
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the deced leaving Dept. in the Room, says she came
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back to Dept. in great confusion without -Speaking
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upon which he went to the Door and discovered his
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Brother hanging in another Room upon the same Flo
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upon which the maid ran down stairs and Dept. in a
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great Fright and Confusion returned to his Brothers
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Room. And is certain his Brother had been Sometime
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out of his Mind.
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Severally Sworn the Day Year and
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Place abovementioned, before me
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Tho. Prickard
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Daniel Philpot
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