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this Dept. knocked at the Street Door, and
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Dept. opened the Door, and the Young
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Woman came in but Dept. did not see
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the Deced afterwards alive, Says that
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She enquired after the Deced for some
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hours but Dept. did not see him, That
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she was informed the Deced had been
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found Drowned this Morning in the
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, and Dept. believes
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that the Deced Drowned himself, Says
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that the Deced has been Melancholy and
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low Spirited, for some time and complained
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of his Head and Stomach, and from the
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Disordered.
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her Mark
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Mercy Chambers
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to Mrs. Elliot
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a Lodger in
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Deced's House on her Oath saith
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That last Night about Ten o'Clock Dept
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went to fetch a Penny worth of
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Beer for
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her Mistress, leaving he Candle Burning on the Stairs
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when she returned she found the Deced had
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taken her Candle into the Parlour, and the
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other Rooms there and afterwards into the
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Kitchin, saying that he thought he smelt
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some Woollen Burning, but found nothing
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The Deced then went out saying that he
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would go to the Alehouse for a Pennyworth
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of Beer, over the Way, and Dept. saw the
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Deced go up
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towards Hyde
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Park. And Dept. believes that the Deced
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been at times Disordered
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in his Mind for about half a Year
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but that he appeared to be better yesterday
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Morning.
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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& Place abovementioned before me
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