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to the Deceased on Friday lastThat Informant Opened
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a Vein but he did not BleedThat he was Dead before
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Examined the Body And there did not Appear anything
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Bruises and Contusions about the Lenis which Informant
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That upon Opening the left side of the Body he found a
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rupture of a Blood Vessell or Vessells Whether the rupture was
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Caused by Blows or by a Fall Informant cannot Say
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But thinks it must have been done by some Violence
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And that Rupture of the Blood Vessell or Vessells
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