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took, and well seemed to agree with him, & he appeared
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to be easie for two or three days afterwards, but that
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nothing staid with him nor had to any Steel but
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was forced afterwards and dird the 28th. instant of
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the Hurt he received as Dept. believes.
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Sworn the
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Francis May of
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maketh Oath and saith that on
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Thursday the 15th. inst. this Dept. was for to the deced's
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Lodgings in Aldersgate Street where Dept (who being
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about when the Message was sent on his return home
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repaired; that the deced when Dept. came theretold Dept.
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that he had received an hurt in his head by some ill
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usage he had received at a Publisk House in Thames
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Standby some Villains there by throwing him upon
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the ground: that he complaint of a great pain in his
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head and of a giddiness;
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that he did not know who
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the persons were who had abused him; that Dept
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examined his head but did not find any external
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hunt that he was in a very high Fever, and was troubled
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with frequent Vomitings, and Dept. was informed that
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the deced was afflicted with sudden Convulsion Fitts
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at Intervals: that from Dept. twist
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the deced he
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thought his case very dangerous, and Dept respected
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that he had received some external Injuries in his
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Brain by the Sympsons that to appeared that he attended
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him every day except one from that time to the time
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of his death which happened Wednesbury Evening
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last the 28th. Instant: says the deced Vamiting
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was not so violent or as his Fever for three or
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four days after Depts. having visited him as before, but
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his Complaint of the
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in
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the right
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side of his head was as bad as it had been before
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that abt. 4 or 3 days after Dept. had attended him he had
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intriely last the one of his left side and feeling that he
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continued gradually languishing till be died
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That since the death of the deced Dept. opened lies
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Skull, having before examined
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the natural Parts of his
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head, & on opening the Skull found there was no injury done
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to it but there was a large Quantity of concealed Blood in the
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Rightside of the Brain, Dept. apprehends was the immediately
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occaison of his Death.
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Tho: Beach
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