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Shortly aftwds. Deponent looked into deceaseds Room the was
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then gone down Stairsand a very little while afterwards
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hearing deceds Infant Girl cry went into deceaseds Room
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and saw the deced Sitting as Mrs. Godfrey has described
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after Mrs. Godfrey wentdeced got worse and were never spoke
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and turned black and in a Cold Sweat. and in loss than half
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an hour she died. just then Mrs. Hooper Man came up.
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and Deponent desired him to bleed her he did so but
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said it was of no use only a few drops coming and Said
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She was quite gone.Saith that before Mrs. Godfrey
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came into the Room the last timeDeponent told
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deceased she thought she was in a fitbut deceased
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said very Sensibly She was not.Saith She thinks
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the fit was occasioned by the passion Shurley put her in
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by frightening her an asking her for the Money for the Beer
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) a lodger at
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Mrs. Godfreys. Upon her Oath Saith That She heard the
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dispute between the deceased and Shurley the Pot boy
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who Said he would not go down Stairs until he had the
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Money for some Beerbut does not think any blows
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were struckwhen deced came down afterwards
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she went into Mrs. Nelsons Room adjoining Deponent
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and Deponent went in to ye Room took deceased by the
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hand and asked why she put herself in such a passion
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but deced only answered oh My head.
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