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on Friday Evening last the thirtieth of
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him to some to Servant who had an Accident
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Lord Gallways House in
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, That on Examining his Head he found
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a considerable Tumor on the back part of it
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the Deced being Senseless Dept. thought it right
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to remove the Scalp suspecting the Skull
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to be fractured finding it so he immediately
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Trepanned him, there was a great Quantity
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of Blood under the Skull and as appearance
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of more Mischief under the dura Mater
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which he divided and let out more Blood
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from underbreath it the Deced continued
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Senseless until Six o'Clock Yesterday, Morning
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the first instant and then died, in consequence
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to Lord Gallway
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last Dept. had been out and was come home
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, who
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to Porter to
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Lord Gallway came up the Steps to Lock the
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