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<p n="794"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n794-1">Elizabeth Wright</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65212_occ223">Servant</rs>
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to Lady <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n794-56">Ann Cecil</rs>
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in lower<lb></lb>
Grosvenor Street in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo675">Parish of St. George Hanr. Square</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Capacity of her Ladyships Woman, on her Oath saith, That the<lb></lb>
Deced came to Lady Cecil's House last Friday, Says that she<lb></lb>
lay with the Deced on Saturday Night, and last Night, Says<lb></lb>
that this Morning after day light, but Dept. does not know the<lb></lb>
hour, Dept said that she would put out the Lamp, to which Deced<lb></lb>
answered, do, or words to that effect, Says that some time<lb></lb>
after the Deced got up, but Dept. being sleepy did not hear<lb></lb>
the Deced go out of the Room, her did she see her afternoon<lb></lb>
alive.</p>
<p n="795"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n795-1">Elizabeth Wright</rs>
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<p n="796"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n796-1">Mary Cotton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65212_occ224">Cook</rs>
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to Lady Cecil on her Oath saith, That<lb></lb>
she came down Stairs this Morning about Seven o'Clock and<lb></lb>
on her going into the Kitchin, the turned round and saw<lb></lb>
the Deced's Bed Gown first, and then observed that the Deced<lb></lb>
was Hanging by the side of the Kitchin Stairs, upon which<lb></lb>
this Dept. ran up<obscured></obscured>
airs frightened and acquainted <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n796-2">Sara<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Fleming</rs>
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another <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65212_occ225">Servant</rs>
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to there with. Says that she<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
went across the Street to Lord Exeter's and took his Lordships<lb></lb>
Porter <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n796-3">Thomas Jones</rs>
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back with her, who went to be Deced.<lb></lb>
And this Dept. says that she believes the Deced hanged herself.</p>
<p n="797">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n797-1">Mary Cotton</rs>
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<p n="798"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n798-1">Thomas Jones</rs>
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to Lord Exeter's in lower Grosvenor<lb></lb>
Street on his Oath saith That this Morning a little after<lb></lb>
Seven o'Clock, he was ordered by his Lordships House keeper,<lb></lb>
who was much frightened, to go with Lady Cecil's Maids which<lb></lb>
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he did, Says that he went down the Kitchin Stairs in Lady<lb></lb>
Cecil's House and by the side of the Stairs saw <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n798-3">Elizabeth Hughes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Deced. hanging by a small Cord which was fastened to the<lb></lb>
Bannisters of the Kitchin Stairs and around her own Neck,<lb></lb>
Says that he cut the Cord and laid the Deced down, on the<lb></lb>
Floor, says that she was dead and Cold, and had been<lb></lb>
hanging some time.</p>
<p n="799">Severally Sworn the Day & Year and<lb></lb>
Place abovementioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n799-1">Tho Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65212_occ227">Coroner</rs>
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<p n="800"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n800-1">Thos Jones</rs>
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