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Deponent went out again on Business and come house
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between nine and ten o'Clock in the Evening and found the
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Deced was not gone away, and desired her to go, upon
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which Deced said that she was sick and had no place to go to, and that
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she had lain in the Streets two or three Nights before
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and desired she might be permitted to lye that Night before
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the Fire in Depts. Room, which Dept. agreed to, and she lay
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there all Night, and groaned very much, Deponent says
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that in the Morning she did Deced go to the Overseers of the
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Parish, to which Deced answered that she had been, and
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that they refused to take her in, Says that
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Michael Reading
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a Black who lodges on the same Floor came into the Room
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and Dept. desired him to help Deced down Stairs, upon
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which he took hold of Deced and she walked to the Room Door with
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him, Dept. says that she came down Stairs immediately after
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and saw the Deced lye in
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the Passage
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near the outer Door,
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says that very soon after said Reading carried Deced out
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set her down in the Court before the Door, where she
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died in about two Minutes. Says that she did not see said
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Reading or any other Person hurt the Deced, and Dept
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believes that she Deced died a natural Death.
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Elizabeth Stewart
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Susanna Bencraft
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a
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Lodger
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with Mrs. Stewart in
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New
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Bedford Court
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on her Oath saith that the Deced came on
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Tuesday last into Mrs. Stewarts Room where Dept. was about
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Noon, and desired to stay there by the Fire saying that
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she had lain in the Streets three Nights, says that she stard
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there all day, and that Mrs. Stewart came home about ten
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o'Clock in the Evening, and desired Deced to go away, but
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upon Deced begging to continue there all Night and
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prominig to go away in the Morning Mrs. Stewart agreed to it,
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and Deced lay before the fire all Night upon the floor, Says
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that in the Morning Mrs. Stewart again desired the Deced to
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go away, to which she seemed unwilling, says that Mr. Rooding
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was called and Mrs. Stewart desired him to take her down,
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Says that Mr. Reading took hold of Deced, who was then willing
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to go and walked with Mr. Reading to the Room Door, and Depts
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did
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did not see Deced afterwards until she was Dead in the Court,
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Says that Deced told Dept. that she had been ill used by a
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Person whose Name Deponent cannot recollect about three weeks since and complained
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of a pain in the side of her Belly and said that she had not been welling says that Deced drank
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a pennyworth of Purl about six o'Clock on Tuesday Evening
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and that she had no other Liquor with Deponent.
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Susanna Bencraft
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Susanna Reading
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Michael Reading
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on her Oath
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saith that the deced came to Mrs. Stewarts Room where Dept.
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was on Tuesday last about Noon, and desired she might
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warm herself by the fire, saying that she was almost
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Starved with hunger, and said that she had laid in the
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Streets for three Nights before, Says that when Mrs. Steward
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came home in the Evening she desired the Deced to go away
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says that the Deced begged to lye by the fire all Night, saying
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that she had no place to go to, to which Mrs. Stewart agreed
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and Deced lay upon the floor all night, says that the
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next Morning Mrs. Stewart desired Deced to go to the
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Overseers to be sent into the
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, to which Deced
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answered that she had been, and that they refused to take
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her in, Says that
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took the Deced by the
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hand to help her down Stairs, that she walked with him
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to the Door and sat down upon the Stairs, says that said
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Reading carried Deced down Stairs and set her down in
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, and immediately after carried her out and
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put her down before the Door upon the step, where Deced
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died in a few Minutes. Says that Deced said in the hearing
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of Dept. that she had not been well since the Man used her
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ill.
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Susanna Reading
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