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and then died, Says that he called his Family
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and one Hunt a Prisoner there who were
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present when he died, and believes that the
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has no reason to think that the Deced took
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at Mr. Mills in
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Shire
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on his Oath saith, That he was taken there
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on Wednesday Night last, and found the Deced
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a Prisoner there, Says that the Deced appeared
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to be low Spirited and troubled in Mind, and
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behaved in an odd manner, Says that
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about a Quarter before three o'Clock this Morning
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Mr. Mills called Dept. up, Desiring him to come
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down and give him some Assistance to help the
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Gentleman
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into Bed, upon which he went into
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Deced's Room and found him on the Floor
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Says that he Rattled in the Throat but Dept. dis
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not see him move, Says that he and Mr. Mills
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lifted the Deced upon the Bed, and Dept. believes
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that he was dead, and Dept. believes that he
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died in a Fit in the natural Way, and Says
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that the Deced was not ill treated by Mr. Mills
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or any other Person there to Depts. Knowledge
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John Hunt
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William Hatchman
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late
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to the Deced
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on his Oath saith That the Deced has been in
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the Custody of Mills in
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eight days That
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he saw the
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Deced there three or four times
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every day, when he observed the Deced of times to be low
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Spirited, and troubled in Mind. That he drank
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Brandy frequently Says that he was informed
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on Friday or Saturday last by Mrs. Mills that the
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Deced had been in a Fit, and the Deced afterward
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Acknowledged it to Dept., Says that he was within
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the Deced at Mr. Mills last Night about Nine o'Clock
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when Deced told him that he should not want
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him until this Morning, that he went home
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and left the Deced there, Says that Mr. Mills called
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upon Dept. about four o'Clock this Morning and
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informed him that Deced was dead upon which
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he went to Deced and found him dead, and
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Dept. believes that he died in a natural way
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William Hatchman
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Severally Sworn the Day
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Year & Place abovementioned
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before me
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