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<p n="577"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n577-1">Elizabeth Gorst</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo504">Leicester</rs>
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Street in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo505">Parish of St. James</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ181">Spinster</rs>
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on her Oath saith. That between Eight and Nine o'Clock<lb></lb>
yesterday Morning Dept. called at Deced's Mother's Room When<lb></lb>
Deced came into the Room and asked Dept. to Breakfast with<lb></lb>
her but Dept. did not stay, Says that She was in Bed last night<lb></lb>
when she heard<del>somebody</del>
the Deced's Son at her Door, Says that<lb></lb>
she opened her Door and Deced's Son told her that he was sent by<lb></lb>
his Grandmother to see if Deced was there, that she had not been<lb></lb>
seen since ten o'Clock that Morning, Says that she sent Mrs.<lb></lb>
Williams with the Boy and that she soon followed, and found<lb></lb>
the Deced's room Door locked, Says that Mrs. Williams went<lb></lb>
home, and that soon after Mr. Williams came there and<lb></lb>
brought a Hatchet, with which he forced open tha Deceds<lb></lb>
room Door, in Depts. presence, Says that she then saw the<lb></lb>
Deced hanging in the Room, that she did not go into the<lb></lb>
Room, but went to acquaint Deced's Mother & sister there with<lb></lb>
That they were greatly concerned, and told Dept. that the<lb></lb>
Key usually hanged on a Nail in Deced'd Room near the Door Says that<lb></lb>
Mr. Williams soon after found the Key there, and with it<lb></lb>
locked the Door, after which the Key was left with Deced's Mother</p>
<p n="578"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n578-1">Elizabeth Gorst</rs>
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<p n="579"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n579-1">Matthew Hawes</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo506">Naylors Yard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ182">Wheelwright</rs>
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on his Oath<lb></lb>
saith, That this Morning between Seven and Eight o'Clock<lb></lb>
a Woman came to Dept. and told him that the Deced's Sister<lb></lb>
desired to speak With him, upon which he went to her Lodging<lb></lb>
and she informed him that the Deced had hanged herself, and<lb></lb>
desired Dept. to cut her down, upon which he called <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n579-3">John Watson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who went with Dept. into Deced's room and found her hanging by<lb></lb>
a Closet there, by a Cord fixed over a Ra<obscured></obscured>
l in the front of the<lb></lb>
Closet and round the Deced's Neck, Says that he cut the Cord<lb></lb>
and laid the Deced upon the Floor, Says the the Deced was then<lb></lb>
Dead and Cold.</p>
<p n="580">Severally Sworn the Day Year<lb></lb>
& Place abovementioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n580-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ183">Coroner</rs>
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.}</p>
<p n="581"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n581-1">Matthew Hawes</rs>
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