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London Depositions of Witnesses taken at London that
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Hospital situate in the precinct of
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Hospital in the Ward of Harringdon without
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aforesaid the 5th. day of August 1791
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on
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John Reele
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now here lying Dead
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Thomas Underhill
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to Thomas Holl Parter of
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Hospital London maketh Oath that on Tuesday last the deced
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aforesaid
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with his Commitment as a Rogue and Vegabond by his own
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Confession having no visible way of getting his Livelihood and
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also an Order for his being admitted as a patient into Bartholomans
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Hospital London-that he appeared ill and had a very had
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Capture on himthat deced told Dept. he had spit blood for
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several days beforethat it was between twelve and me
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O Clock when the deced came-that Dept. locked the deced up
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in the Infirmary a place allotted for Sick Peopele that there
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were three other persons in the Infirmary at the time Sick
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that the next day Wednesday the Surgeon who attend the Seik
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Peopel in the Infirmary saw the deced and Examined the deceds
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rupture and informed the deced he could do nothing for him
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to wards a came but that if he wents to Bartholomews Hospital
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he would there have a truss given him for his Rupture
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that on
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the same day the deced left the House of Corrected
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and went out of the purpose of going to Bartholomews Hospital
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to be admitted there as a patient-that between twelve
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and one same Blay the deced returned back to the House of
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Correction and informed Dept. that he could not be taken
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into Bartholomews Hospital they having no Room for him
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there
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and sayed he was sorry they could not
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taken him in for he was very ill-that Dept. locked the deced
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up in the Infirmary and soon after took him up his Dinner
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the usuall allowance for sick people that
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he left
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the deced eating of his DinnerDept. saw the deced no
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more that day and the next Morning thursday on Dept.
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being informed the deced was dead he went into the Infirmary
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about ½ part seven O Clock in the Morning and
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deced
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in a
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pary belonging to the Informary The
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