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Arabella
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lying dead in the said Parish Liberty and County.
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Elizabeth Fox
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Servant
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Saml. Gunnell
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on her Oath saith, That she has lived
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there a Year and about Five months, That she has known the
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Deced about Sixteen Years, who has lodged at Mr. Gunnell about
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Nine Years, Says that she usually lay with the Deced, That on
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Saturday last (April 18.) about One o'Clock the Deced who lodged on the
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Second Floor, came down Stairs to Deced, saying that she was not
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well and much Fatigued, with Scouring her Potlids, and desired Dept.
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to fetch her some Gin, which she did and carried it up into Deced
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Room, and went away leaving the Deced alone in the Room
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Says that about Six o'Clock that Afternoon Dept. carried some
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small Coal up Stairs for Deced, and on going into her Room she
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saw the Deced Hanging by a piece of Linnen Tape which was
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fixed to a Brass Hook fastened into the Wainscot, and around the
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Deced's Neck, says that the Deced's feet either restd. upon or were very
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near a Chair that Stood there, Say that she alarmed the People in
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the House and that Mrs. Hart a Lodger out the Tape whilst
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this Dept. lifted up the Deced, and that the Deced was then laid upon the
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Bed, Says that she was dead but not quite Cold, and believes that the Deced
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hanged herself, Says that the Deced has been at times in a very low
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and Melancholy way, for sometime past.
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Elizabeth Fox
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Ann Gunnell
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on her Oath saith That the Deced
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has lodged with Dept. about nine Years. and believes that the Deced
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hanged herself, Says that the Deced was formerly Disordered in her
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Senses and was Confined in a Private Madhouse, Says that she has
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since been better, but has at times been ever since Melancholy and low
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Spirited,
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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& place abovementioned, before me
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Tho Prickard
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