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Informations taken this fourth day of
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March 1783 at the
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half hour past Eleven last Night, he saw
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almost Double
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and endeavoured to left him up, but on
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feeling his Hands and face found them quite
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Cold, and thought the Deced was dead, Says that
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he called some of the Neighbours who came
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there and found that he Deced was dead
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on his Oath saith That
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the Dreced came to his House
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Yesterday about two or three o'Clock in the
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Afternoon appearing to be very infirm, having
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been ill ever since last Christmas Says that
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he drank a Pint of Beer and half a Quarter
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of Gin, That he staid there until about
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half hour after Eleven o'Clock last Night
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when he went away in order to go home
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alive, That he was told the Deced was found
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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& Place abovementioned
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before me
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