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<p n="145">something which he though ha been the Dog<lb></lb>
and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
therefore went to His work as<lb></lb>
usual and whil<obscured></obscured>
he was there he told some of<lb></lb>
his Companions in a Joke he believed he had<lb></lb>
fallen over the Devil that about seven o'Clock<lb></lb>
being about to return home and his Sen likewise<lb></lb>
with him who<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
generally goes to business about ½ part<lb></lb>
nine in the Evening and continues till<lb></lb>
the next morning he<obscured></obscured>
took a lighted Candle<lb></lb>
from the Office as usual and when this<lb></lb>
Deponent and his Son open'd the Door of<lb></lb>
the sd. House where this Deponent lodged by<lb></lb>
means of a Key which he always had<lb></lb>
and when they came to the Foot of the Stairs<lb></lb>
perceived it and was Mrs. Read and blood on the Flour on both sides of his whereupon he went<lb></lb>
this immediately and told his Wife and<lb></lb>
likewise ac<obscured></obscured>
ted other Lodgers in the house<lb></lb>
who came down their as did likewise Mrs<lb></lb>
Williams the Landlordy who immediately<lb></lb>
sent for Mr. Bainbridge the Parish Beadle<lb></lb>
who came soon after and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
found<lb></lb>
the deceased lying (as she was first discovered by<lb></lb>
this Deponent and his Son)<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
across thr passage<lb></lb>
with her head on the Floor close to the first Step<lb></lb>
of one pair of the their and he Feet on the first<lb></lb>
and Second Steps of another Flight of back Stairs<lb></lb>
opposite</p>
<p n="146">opposite to the for<obscured></obscured>
Stairs, in a Room up which<lb></lb>
back Stairs the deceased lodged, and after this Depont.<lb></lb>
had in found Mrs.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Williams the Land Lady with<lb></lb>
what had happen'd he set out immediately to<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
hill to inform <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n146-1">John Read</rs>
<interp inst="WACWIC65234_n146-1" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="WACWIC65234_n146-1" type="surname" value="Read"></interp>
<interp inst="WACWIC65234_n146-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a Son of the<lb></lb>
deceased with what he had seen.</p>
<p n="147">This Deponent further say<obscured></obscured>
that when he<lb></lb>
stumbled over the deceased in the morning<lb></lb>
he did not hear the deceased groan nor did<lb></lb>
he know it was Mrs. Read or any other<lb></lb>
person and he is of opinion that she got<lb></lb>
up very early with un Intent to go to the<lb></lb>
Hummums to wash and fell down Stairs<lb></lb>
which was the Cause of her Death.</p>
<p n="148">The<obscured></obscured>
Initials<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n148-1">George Read</rs>
<interp inst="WACWIC65234_n148-1" type="given" value="George"></interp>
<interp inst="WACWIC65234_n148-1" type="surname" value="Read"></interp>
<interp inst="WACWIC65234_n148-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="149"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n149-1">Elizth. Williams</rs>
<interp inst="WACWIC65234_n149-1" type="given" value="Elizth"></interp>
<interp inst="WACWIC65234_n149-1" type="surname" value="Williams"></interp>
<interp inst="WACWIC65234_n149-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65234_occ79">Land Lady</rs>
<interp inst="WACWIC65234_occ79" type="occupation" value="Land Lady"></interp>
of the Bean Head<lb></lb>
being sworn deposeth and saieth she<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
has know<lb></lb>
the deceased for several Years<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
that she had lodged<lb></lb>
with her about two Years that she used to go at the<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
twice a Week between to and 6 in morning to the Hummums to wash<lb></lb>
and Tuesday morning was always one of the times<lb></lb>
that,</p>
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