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Informations of Witnesses
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deposeth as follows Vizt That the deceased has lived
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with me as a Servant rather more than
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ten Years
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and during that time has been faithful Servant and
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any honest Man that for ap
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the fire of two Months
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last he has appeared to le
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that his Mother is subject to very low Spirits that
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a Sister is also subject to very lo
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Spirits and that on
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Aunt is also so stranger in her Conduct as to be const
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dered to be deranged, that of late he has been lying in his
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Bed at ten o'Clock in the Morning and clasping his
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hunds and appearing to be very which disturbed in his
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Mind and has often ran from the Kitchen to the Laundry
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has frequently appeared with a Wildness in his Coren
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tena
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ice which has frighed the Maid Servants that
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he has shewed occasionally much irresolution of Conduct
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such as he would wish to go behind my Carriage today
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and when the Carriage was ready he would say he could not
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he has Inndentend Said he had heard Noises (such as Bells ringing)
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