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saith That about Eight o'Clock
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William
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the Deced come in to Dept. to made to Eat
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his Breakfast of Cold Veal which he Eat
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Excepting some fat which he said he could
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not Eat, and gave it to Dept. who took
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in about a Quarter of an hour and four
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the Deced lying on his face on the
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Speechless, Says that he spoke to the Deced
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but had no Answer, and Dept. thought that he Says
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that Mr. Williams the
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who attempted to blood the Deced beet Deced
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in Mr. Knight a Neighbour with saw the
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his Mark
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