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Which was in about Twenty Minutes and went into
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the Deced's Bedchamber to deliver his Message when he
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found the Deced Sitting backwards in the Chair, Says
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that he delivered his Message but the Deced not
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speaking, this Dept. was Fightened, and ran to call his
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Fellow Servant, saying that his Master was got up
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and sat in the Chair, and desired his fellow Servant
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to come down and go to him, upon which his fellows
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Servant
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Valentine Wareham
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went into Deced's Room
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and Dept. stood upon the Landing place on the outside
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of the Door, where he heard said Wareham immediatley
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say that his Master was dead, Says that Mr. Nevison
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came in about twenty Minutes, and Dept. went up
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with him into Deced's Room when he saw the Deced
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sitting in the Chair, who appeared to be dead, and
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that he saw a great deal of Blood upon the floor
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behind the Chair, Says that he has no reason to
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think that any Person had been in Deced's room
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from the time that he went to call Mr. Nevison until
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he returned, Says that the Deced asked this Dept.
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three or four days ago, if he had seen Mr. Piper and
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Robson in Town Two or three times, and on
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Dept. Answering that he had not, Deced said that he
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was sure they were in Town and that he had seen them
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but Dept. knowing that he had not been out of the House
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for above a week, thought that the Deced was at
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times Delirious
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Geo. Barke
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Noah Thomas
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of Old Burlington Steet
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Dr. of Physick
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on his Oath saith That on Sunday May 5th. this Dept.
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was sent for to Mr. Shafto the Deced, and went to him
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that Evening and found him exceedingly dejected
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sighing, and complaining of Confusion Giddiness and
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exquisite pain in his Head, Says that upon feeling
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Deced's Pulse and enquiring into other Circumstances Dept.
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Dept. found that he had some degree of Fever, and on
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Dept, asking how long he had been subject to that Confusion
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& Giddiness, and how long he had had the pain, Deced said
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that he had more or less had the Giddiness & Confusion
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and his Memory decaying for Six weeks or two months
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and that his pain in his Head has been very Acute
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and hardly to be been for three days, Says that his
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further Enquiring Deced told him that he had been
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afflicted with the Gent and had several fits formerly
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that about two months ago he found a pain in his feet
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and has Bathed them with paid Verjuice, Says that the
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Deced was than absent for a short spoce of time but
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soon recovered himself and
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anwered
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Dept. sensibly
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Says that he Ordered a Blister which was put upon Deced
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Back
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to be kept open together with proper Medicines Says that he
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saw Deced on Monday & Tuesday, that on Wednesday
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he found Deced Cooler, but still complained of Giddiness
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& Confusion, but that his pain was somewhat abold, That
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on Thursday the Giddiness was worse, and
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Attributed it to the Firing of the Guns on Wednesday
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Says that the Deced appeared some thing better on
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Friday Saturday and Yesterday Morning from
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having had some Sleep and
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Medicines
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Says that on the Thursday Morning the Deced lames
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his less of Memory and Giddiness, Saying that he did
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Know this Dept. for eight or ten Minutes after he had
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been in the Room, Says that last Night about Nine
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o'Clock Deced sent for this Dept. again, and on his going
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to Deced, was informed that he had been struck
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that afternoon with a pain, darting through his Head
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Says that he ordered Plaisters to be put to the Soles
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of Deced's feet which he heard were put on last
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night, And that Dept. believes that the Deced was
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not always Master of his Sentiments, and that
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Deced told him that he did not know sometimes
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what he was about for two hours.
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Noah Thomas
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