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Samuel Howard
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in the Parish of
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on his Oath saith, That
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on the 23d. day of April last he was fetched to the Deced
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about Eleven o'Clock in the forenoon, whom he found
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in Bed at his House in
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Kensington Gore
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, having a large
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wound in his Belly, and a considerable Portion of the
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Interlines out, Says that he attended the Deced
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every day since that time until he died, which
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happened on the Sixth day of May Instant, and
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Dept. believes that his Death was occasioned by the
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Wound abovementioned, Says that the Deced
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when Depont. first came to him, was very low
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& in a State of despair
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and desired not to have any Assistance,
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S. Howard
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Margaret Pigstock
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late
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Servant
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to the Deced on her
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Oath saith, That the Deced has been ill above twelve
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Months of a Billions Cholick, and was in a very low
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and Melancholy Way, Says that the Deced was very
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bad and in violent pain with his Complaint on Wednesday
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last was fortnight, and went into Bed about Eleven
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o'Clock in the Forenoon, that he lay in Bed that Afternoon
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and the Night, Says that about Six o'Clock the next
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Morning Dept. went into Deced's Room as usual to
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enquire
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he was, when Deced desired to see Mrs.
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Vitu his Wife, who went to him, and Dept. followed
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Says that Deced said I am going to die, saying that he
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had a reason for saying so & had made away with himself that he put the Bed Clothes
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off him, and that Dept. observed a Wound in Deced's
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Belly, which Dept. said he had given unto himself, about
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Twelve o'Clock at Night, Says that the Deced would
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not tell his Wife when she asked him, what he did
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it with, but desired her to be quiet and to let him
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alone. and afterwards said to Dept. that he wished
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he had not spoke of it to his Wife, Says, that she does
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believe that the Deced gave himself the wound above
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mentioned, and that the Deced two or three days
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afterwards, when in his Senses, said that he hoped
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God would forgive him for having committed that ra
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Act, And says that she heard the Deced say several
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times after his violent pains & Reachings were over that he
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wished he was dead.
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Severally Sworn the Day
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Year and Place above
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mentioned before me
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Margaret Pickstock
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