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above mentioned upon his Oath saith that on
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Thursday the sixteenth day of November instant
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about the Hour of nine in the Evening he was
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Seapula of the left shoulder which wound
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appeared to be about the Length of five or
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six Inches and as Deponent believes about
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the Depth of one Inch but such Wound having
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been served up Deponent did not think it necessary
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to open therefore came to speak with certainty
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as to the Depth he also found Wounds on
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the left Wrist the forehead and face That
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Deponent attended him from that time until
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the Monday following during which various
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