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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
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that is to say, at the Parish of Saint Bridget
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August 1789
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Simon
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Hyam Levi
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then and there lying Dead
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Emanuel Abraham
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Leaderhall in
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Street London
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Labourer
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maketh Oath and saith he hath
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known the
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Simon Hyam Levi for upwards of thirty
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Years that he hath attended him in
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Prison
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since Monday last that the deceased was very ill at that time
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in Bed, that he complained very much of a violent pain in his
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Stomach that he appeared as if in a Consumption that he
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could not get out of his Bed without Deponent helping
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him that he continued to get worse it Yesterday
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Morning the 13th instt. between the hours of Eleven and twelve
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when he departed this Life that Deponent has no doubt
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the aforesaid disorder was the cause of his Death
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Sworn the 4th August 1789
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before me
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T:Shelton Corr
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now a Prisoner in
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maketh Oath and saith that about a Week ago he was desired
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to attend the deceased that he accordingly did attend him
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on Sunday Morning the 2nd. August instt. that from his observation of the deceased he
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appeared to be in a Consumption that he ordered such Medicines
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as he thought were necessary and proper for such disorder that he
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attended the deceased about three or four days when Doctor
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Mayers was called in to attend himat the request of the
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friends of the deceased; in consequence of which deponent did not
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attend him any more that when Deponent left the
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he appeared to be somewhat better but Deponent did not think
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he would recover
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Sworn the 14 August 1784
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T:Shelton Corr.
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