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<p n="1295">his Breath very short, in about a Minute and an<lb></lb>
half Dept. desired the Deced to come up, Says that the<lb></lb>
Deced looked up and came up half way but was not able to speak up; upon<lb></lb>
which the Deced fell down the Steps and Depts. there upon<lb></lb>
went down the Steps and tied string around the Deced's<lb></lb>
Arm, Says that the Deced was pulled some part, but<lb></lb>
the Cord breaking the Deced again fell down in the Hole<lb></lb>
where the Deced lay about five or six Minutes, and<lb></lb>
was then drawn up, says that the Deced was alive<lb></lb>
but unable to speak, Says that he was bled by a<lb></lb>
Gentleman, but that he continued speechless and died<lb></lb>
in about two hours as Dept was informed. Says <lb></lb>
that the Deced was always wiling to go down into the hole<lb></lb>
and was not forced down by any Person, and that he was<lb></lb>
unwilling to let any other go down into the Hole. And<lb></lb>
this Dept. says that about half an hour before the Deced<lb></lb>
fell down in the Hole, a large Quantity of Water forced its<lb></lb>
way into the Hole out of some Place, which made it<lb></lb>
more offensive and dangerous.</p>
<p n="1296">Sworn the Day Year<lb></lb>
and Place abovementioned<lb></lb>
before me<lb></lb>
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<p n="1297">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65209_n1297-1">James Buckley</rs>
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