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out thro the window, Says that he does
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the Deced made away with himself and that he
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observed him to be Disordered in his Senses.
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Elizabeth Brabston
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a Lodger at Mr. Reid in
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on her Oath saith, That she has known the Deced
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almost six Years, that he has kept her Company and
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that they were to be Married, Says that she reced a Pass
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on Wednesday Morning last from the Deced's Father, where
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were wrote the following words, which Dept. believes to be
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the Deced's hand writing. "Dr. Bettey, I beg that
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"Bury me as soon as can in & so doing Yould
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Your Affect."
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"To
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Bettey Barbston
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and this Dept. says that the Deced called upon Dept. on
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Monday last when he appeared to be Melancholy and Several
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dejected and in dispair, upon which she asked him if
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Years
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he wanted Money ti which he answered that he did not
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then want, but Dept. then thought him to be in despair
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Elizabeth Brabston
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Martha Smith
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Widow
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at the Three Crowns in
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Badmay's
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on her Oath saith that
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John Roberts
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the Deced and
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his Father Lodged in a Garret in Dept. House, Says that the
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Deced was in Dept. Taproom last Tuesday Evening when he
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appeared to be low Spirited,Says that the Deced's Father
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come home about Ten o'Clock and asked Deced to go to Bed
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but Deced said that he had occasion to go out and Deced was
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out and returned in a few Minutes, Says that Deced were
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up Stairs in order to go to Bed a Little after Eleven o' Clock
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and took with him a Candle a Pint of two penny ared Pen and
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Juk, and did not speak to Dept. Says that about four o' Clock
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the next morning the Deced's Father came down Stairs and
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informed Dept. that his Son was very bad, and that he was going
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for a poxtor, Says that the Father returned alone in about half on
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hour and went up Stirs Says that about Eight o' Clock on
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wednesday Morning the Deced's Father and his Son Howell
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come to Dept. House, that said Howell told Dept. that his Brother
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was dead and that they said afraid he had taken something
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and that the Father said in Dept. Taproom That the Deced's
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told
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