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the County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo2646">Midsex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations of Witnesses<lb></lb>
taken this 30 Novr. 1797 at the<lb></lb>
House of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n2344-3">Mathvas Laws</rs>
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the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo2647">Sign of the Albermarle Arms</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo2648">South Street</rs>
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touching<lb></lb>
Death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n2344-1">Ann Barrett</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n2344-2">James Boundam</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65237_occ1279">Servt</rs>
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to Mr Laws<lb></lb>
being sworn saith that Yesterday Morng near 8 o'Clock<lb></lb>
the Decd was called up by Mr Laws. he went into the<lb></lb>
Kitchen to wash himself & as he was coming out<lb></lb>
at 8 o'Clock he saw the deced hanging by a Cord<lb></lb>
one end about her own neck & the other<lb></lb>
End tied into an Iron Nail.on seeing he gave<lb></lb>
immediate Notice. she was then cut down<lb></lb>
he went to Bed the night before about 11 o'Clock.<lb></lb>
she was that Eveng very merry & jovial & appeared<lb></lb>
as she usually did. he has no reason to believe<lb></lb>
that she was hung by any other than herself</p>
<p n="2345"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n2345-1">James Bedam</rs>
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<p n="2346"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n2346-1">Susanna Arundell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<del>Sarah Boys a lodger at the House being</del>
sworn<lb></lb>
Saith she has been sevl. Months. she has<lb></lb>
frequently said to this Dept that her Head<lb></lb>
& Teeth were so bad that she would forgive<lb></lb>
any person who would knoock her Brains<lb></lb>
out<obscured></obscured>
she had no peace. She saw the<lb></lb>
Deced between 10 & 11 o'Clock the Night<lb></lb>
before she was then sitting in the Tap<lb></lb>
Room but she did not speak. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n2346-3">Sus Aroandale</rs>
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<p n="2347"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n2347-1">Matt Lawe</rs>
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being sworn saith he called the Decd<lb></lb>
yesterday Morning about 8 o'Clock but usually<lb></lb>
she rose about 7 o'Clock. She has lived<lb></lb>
with this dept. about 5 Months. he found</p>
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