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<p n="658"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n658-1">Thomas Fuller</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ271">Servant</rs>
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to the late Mrs. Horseman<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith he knows <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n658-2">Joseph Rickards</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who was a fallow servant of his and was turned<lb></lb>
away on Thursday month before. the Accident<lb></lb>
happened. And afterwards came frequently.<lb></lb>
to the deceaseds House for Victuals which Mrs.<lb></lb>
Horseman gave him without the deceaseds<lb></lb>
knowledge in hopes of keeping him out of Bad.<lb></lb>
Company. saith that<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
one morning about<lb></lb>
a fortnight before ye accident happened he.<lb></lb>
went up to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n658-23">Bill Horsemans</rs>
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Room to call him<lb></lb>
ash had three Cows to Mill and when he<lb></lb>
came into the Room the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n658-3">Joseph Rickards</rs>
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<lb></lb>
was in Bed with this Examinants Bed fellow<lb></lb>
Lowless. and seeing an orange upon the Table.<lb></lb>
Examinant look it up & asked he wit came there<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n658-74">Bill Houseman</rs>
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said Joseph gave it him so as<lb></lb>
knight not say anything of his laying there to<lb></lb>
his Master. the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n658-4">Joseph Rickards</rs>
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had all his<lb></lb>
Cloaths on saith that the deceased and this<lb></lb>
Examinant used to get up together at 5 oClock<lb></lb>
each Morning and when they rent out used to<lb></lb>
leave the back Door of the House upon a Latch.<lb></lb>
so that any one might get in saith that on<lb></lb>
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Saturday Morning the eleventh instant<lb></lb>
<del>about two</del>
a little after one o'Clock he was alarmed by something<lb></lb>
in the Room which lightened this Examinant<lb></lb>
and he crept under ye Cloaths and soon after<lb></lb>
went to Sleep. Saith he waked soon after</p>
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