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. lying Dead in the said Parish Liberty
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the Liberty of Westmr. in the Capacity of
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he has lived with Deced three and Twenty Years and upwards,
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Says that the Deced Dined at home yesterday, and that Mr.
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the Deced's Brother and Mr. Bromley Dined
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with him, Says that they all Staid at Deced's House until
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about Six o'Clock the same Afternoon and then walked out
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together, Says that the Deced came home last Night a little
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before Ten o'Clock, and called for a Glass of Brandy and
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water, which Dept. gave him and Deced drank it, Says
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that Deced sat in the Dining Room alone until the Clock
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had struck Twelve and then rang his Bell, upon which
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Deponent took up the Deced's Slippers, Morning Gown and
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Waistcoat, and Deced then went into his Bedchamber on
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the Second Floor, Says that the Deced went to Bed and
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in a Law voice wished this Dept. a good Night, and Dept.
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took the Candle down Stairs, Says that he this Dept.
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went into Deced's Bed chamber as usual about Nine
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o'Clock this Morning, and after opening one of the Window
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Dept. saw Deced hanging by a Cord which was fixed over
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the Wooden Red at the feet of the Bed, and around the Deced's
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Neck, upon which Dept. with his Knife out the Cord by
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which the Deced was Hanging, and laid him on the Bed,
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Says that Deced was their Dead and Cold, and Dept believes
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that he had been Dead some hours. and Dept believes that
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he hanged himself, Says that the Deced when alone in
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frequently to be talking, and that he was at times very low
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Spirited, and particularly of late, and Deponent believes
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