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Mr. Boddy
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south Moulton St
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being sworn saith, that on Saturday the 12th.
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just.about one o'clock in the afternoon
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he was sent for the Deced, where he
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found him in an out house in the Yard
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belonging to the House of the Deced
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that on Examination he found that the
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the Deced had completely devided the
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Trachear (a windpipe) with a large
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he effectualy put an and to his
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May Frith
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in the House of
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the Deced being sworn saith, that
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the Deced appeared when for the last
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six weeks so have very ill & after
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disadered but none patientaly the
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last it two or three Day.he was very
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melancholly & much deranged in his
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mind & this Deponent is dearly of
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his proper senses that he did kill
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Mary Firth
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was a
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Lunatic
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& did cut his own
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throat
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