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upon the Deced, Says that he found that the
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Deced had a Rupture on the left side, with in little Information with
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a Bandage, but not a proper one, which he
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be
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he Cut, Says that the Deced did not complain
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to this Dept. of having reced any ill usage
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from her Husband, nor was there any thing
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appeared on the Body to cause her Death
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but think, that the Rupture might cause
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her Death, but it does not appear to Dept.
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that it was caused by a Blveo
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Elizabeth Emmot
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of Silver Street
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Widow
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on her
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Oath saith That on Tuesday Morning the Tenth
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Instant she saw the Deced in her Taproom
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having a Black Eye, That on asking her how
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it happened, Deced said That her Husband
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had given it to her the Night before and that
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he had beat her again that Morning, & that
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she could not move her Arm, Says that
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she Nursed Deced for three Weeks, about a
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year & an half ago. and Slept with her, and
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that the Deced had there no Bandage on
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Eliz Emott
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Mary
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the
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Lewis Lecosse
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Perfumer
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on her Oath saith that on
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Tuesday the
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Tenth Instant
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Mary Gunliff
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the Deced came to Dept. House having a Black
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Eye which she said her Husband had given
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her on Monday Night in Bed, and that he
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had
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her with his Feet Says that Deced
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came to her House the next Day Saying that
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her Husband had beat her again that Day and
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turned her out, That Dept. went to Speak to Mr.
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Gunliffe who said That she might come home if she
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Pleased, & if she said Nothing to him he would
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let her alone, and Deced accordingly went home
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Says that some days before Deced told
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Dept. that he had beat her upon her
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Shoulder with a Fire Shovel, but Dept.
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saw no Marks there
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Meri locosse
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Frances Coome
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Joseph Coome
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of
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Leicester
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Taylor
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on her Oath Saith, That she
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had Worked at Mr. Gunliff the weak before
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the last, and that she saw Mr. Gunliff beat
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the Deced three different times in one day
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with his Hand, in that Week, and that he
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pulled her out of the Bar, pulled her Cop off
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and bid her go up Stairs, and he would do
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for her, but Deced went to Mr. Lacosse
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Says that on Thursday the Twelfth instant
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Deced told Dept. that her Husband had beat
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her, with a Fire Shovel upon the Shoulder
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which Dept. saw was black, and said that
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he beat her very often in the Night, and
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complained of her Side which Deced said was
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Black.
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her Mark
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Jesse Culver
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at Mr. Gunliffe on his
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Oath saith that he has Lodged there four
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Years; Says that Mr. Gunliff and the Deced
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had frequent Quarrels and Mr. Gunliffe
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some times struck her, Says that he Slept
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in the Room over that where in Deced & her
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Husband slept on Monday Night the Ninth
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Instant but heard no Noise or Quarrelling in
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Mr. Gunliffs Room, but next Morning saw
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the Deced have a Black Eye, Says that he
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did not see Mr. Gunliffe strike the Deced for
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three Weeks or a Month last past, nor did
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