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about half hour after Ten, Dept. being Bottling
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some Beer below Stairs, heard a Noise but
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could not then say whether it was above Stairs
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or out of Doors, and seeing nothing, Dept.
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continued his Work, Says that about half
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after Eleven o'Clock,
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Sarah Peplow
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who now
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lives in the House, came to Dept. saying that
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she saw Blood upon the Stairs, and asked
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Dept. if Mr. Cuttle had cut himself, Says that
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he went there and saw Blood at the bottom
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of the Stairs, and some Drops of Blood upon the
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Stairs up of Deced's Room, and not seems the
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Deced there Dept. came down and traced the
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Blood through the Garden to the Wall by the
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Thames side, and saw the Impression of a Man's
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foot in the Mud upon the old Stairs on the outside
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of the Wall, and Dept. believes that the Deced
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got over there into the Thames. Says that the
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Dutchess's Steward soon after came home and
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went up with Dept. into the Deced's Room and
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there found a Pistol upon a Chair that had been
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Discharged, and another loaded Pistol upon the Floor
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and some Blood upon the Floor, the Room smelling
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of Gun powder when Dept. first went into it.
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Says that there was a Letter found upon the Table
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in Deced's room Sealed up and Addressed to her Grace
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the Dutchess of
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in Deced's hand writing
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as Dept. thinks Says that the Deced yesterday
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Morning about Seven o'Clock asked Dept. for a
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Pen Ink & Paper and between Eight & Nine o'Clock
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Deced brought to Dept. the Latter now produced
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by him Addressed to Mr.
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Stephen Cuttle
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of
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Hamdley
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in
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Yorkshire
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Sealed up. Says that he was
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informed that the Deced was found soon after
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in the
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River Thames
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Drowned, and believes that
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the Deced threw himself into the River Says
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That the Deced on Tuesday Night last appear
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to be Melancholy and low Spirited.
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Willliam Mann
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a
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to Mrs. Philpot at the
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Dutchess of
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'son her Oath saith That
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she yesterday saw Blood upon the Stairs and
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acquainted the Porter therewith, that they saw
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some Blood upon the Stairs upto Deced's Room
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which smelt much of Gun powder, That they
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traced the Blood through the Garden to the
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, and the Print of a Man's foot in
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the Mud upon the old
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Stone Stairs
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to the Thames
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and believes that the Deced went himself into
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the Thames, And this Dept. says that she observed
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the Deced appeared to be low Spirited and Confused
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and was a long time before he made any Answer
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when spoke on Tuesday Night, That he was
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so yesterday Morning & looked wild. and Dept.
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believes that he then was Disordered in his Mind.
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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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