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Sister and over the tops of the Houses made her
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Escape, Says that Mrs. Martin the Elder went to bed
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last Night in the Fore Farret before this Dept. and
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that she then asked Dept. if she did not smell a Fire
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to which she Answered that there smell the same
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smell which she often had before, but did not think
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it to be the Smell of Fire. Says that when she was
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first Alarmed last Night she saw Mrs. Martin at the
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top of the Stairs put her Stays and Bed gown around
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her, and followed
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(another Apprentice)
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down Stairs, and that she did not see Mrs. Martin
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afterwards alive. And this Dept. says that
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the Younger, at Eleven o' Clock last Night
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event to her Mother's Garret door and asked her if
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she knew where Captain Roach's Newspaper was
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to which she Answered that she did not. Says
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that she was informed that the Bodies of Mrs. Martin
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and her Daughter,s and
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's were found
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this day in the Ruins of Mrs. Band's House in
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which was burnt down, and that she saw
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their Bodies this Evening in two Cofins lying in the
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Bone House belonging to said Parish of
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took Fire.
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Carrolina Smith
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Mantua maker
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on
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her oath saith, That she went up last Night about half
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an hour after Eleven o'Clock to Mrs. Salmon who was in Bed
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in her Lodging Room on the Second Floor, to ask her it
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any thing was wanted, and on her returned called to
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Mrs. C
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n on the First Floor who desired Dept. to send up
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Polly with the warming Pan to warm her Bad, which she
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soon did, and on the Child staying there some time Dept.
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went to the foot of the Stirs to call her, and then head
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Mrs. Roach call Dept. and screamed out, upon which Dept. went
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up and same the Middle Room on the First Floor on Fire, and
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Burning with great Rapidity.
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. on his Oath saith That he came
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home last Night about Ten o' Clock to his Lodgings on
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the First Floor in mrs. Band's House in
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, Says that after Supper he enquired for his
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Newpapers and sent
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the
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Younger
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to look for it into the middles Room, in which was a
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Bed, Says that she returned in to the During Room
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in four or five Minutes, saying that she could not find
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the Paper, Says that in less then a Minute Dept. smell
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a Fire, and said
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Mary Martin
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immediately opened
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the Middle room Door, and Dept. then saw the Curtains
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of the Bed there and the Room on Fire, Says that
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the Fire burut with great Rapidity, which soon
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burut down the House, and the Dept. with Difficulty
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saved himself.
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Severally Sworn the Day Year &
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Place abovementioned before me
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