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<p n="939">this Dept. knocked at the Street Door, and<lb></lb>
Dept. opened the Door, and the Young<lb></lb>
Woman came in but Dept. did not see<lb></lb>
the Deced afterwards alive, Says that<lb></lb>
She enquired after the Deced for some<lb></lb>
hours but Dept. did not see him, That<lb></lb>
she was informed the Deced had been<lb></lb>
found Drowned this Morning in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo1025">Bason</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo1026">Hyde Park</rs>
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, and Dept. believes<lb></lb>
that the Deced Drowned himself, Says<lb></lb>
that the Deced has been Melancholy and<lb></lb>
low Spirited, for some time and complained<lb></lb>
of his Head and Stomach, and from the<lb></lb>
Deced's Manner of expressing himself<lb></lb>
Dept. thinks that has<obscured></obscured>
was at times<lb></lb>
Disordered.</p>
<p n="940"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n940-1">Ann Preston</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<figure rend="mark"></figure>
<lb></lb>
her Mark</p>
<p n="941"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n941-1">Mercy Chambers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65224_occ627">Servant</rs>
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to Mrs. Elliot<lb></lb>
a Lodger in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Deced's House on her Oath saith<lb></lb>
That last Night about Ten o'Clock Dept<lb></lb>
went to fetch a Penny worth of<obscured></obscured>
Beer for<lb></lb>
her Mistress, leaving he Candle Burning on the Stairs<lb></lb>
when she returned she found the Deced had<lb></lb>
taken her Candle into the Parlour, and the<lb></lb>
other Rooms there and afterwards into the<lb></lb>
Kitchin, saying that he thought he smelt<lb></lb>
some Woollen Burning, but found nothing<lb></lb>
The Deced then went out saying that he<lb></lb>
would go to the Alehouse for a Pennyworth<lb></lb>
of Beer, over the Way, and Dept. saw the<lb></lb>
Deced go up <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo1027">Mount Street</rs>
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towards Hyde<lb></lb>
Park. And Dept. believes that the Deced<lb></lb>
has<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
been at times Disordered<lb></lb>
in his Mind for about half a Year<lb></lb>
but that he appeared to be better yesterday<lb></lb>
Morning.</p>
<p n="942">Severally Sworn the Day Year<lb></lb>
& Place abovementioned before me</p>
<p n="943"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n943-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65224_occ628">Coroner</rs>
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}</p>
<p n="944"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n944-1">Mercy Chambers</rs>
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