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Depositions of Witnesses taken at the Parish<lb></lb>
of Saint Thomas within <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65010_geo1367">the Borough</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65010_geo1369">County of Surrey</rs>
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this 24<lb></lb>
day of October 1797 on view of the body of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65010_n1431-1">Ann Arthur</rs>
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now here lying Dead</p>
<p n="1432"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65010_n1432-1">John Morris</rs>
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of 152 <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65010_n1432-2">Kent Street</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65010_occ651">Chandler maketh</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Oath that about five in the afternoon of Thursday last Dept sitting<lb></lb>
in his shop heard a violent Shriek Dept. went his street Door<lb></lb>
and there saw the deced come out of her Fathers house which<lb></lb>
is next to Dept. with her Cloaths on Fire Dept. went towards<lb></lb>
her but before Dept. got to her a Woman went to her & threw<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
an Apron over and by that means extinguished the Fire the deced<lb></lb>
appeared very much burnt and cryed very much some persons<lb></lb>
took the deced into her Fathers house about ten Minutes after<lb></lb>
the Father of the deced took her out of his House up the Street<lb></lb>
in order to take her to <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65010_geo1371">Saint Thomas's Hospital</rs>
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<p n="1433"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65010_n1433-1">Jo. Morris</rs>
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<p n="1434"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65010_n1434-1">Henry Arthur</rs>
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of 153 <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65010_n1434-2">Kent street</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65010_occ652">Labourer</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65010_occ653">Father</rs>
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of the deced<lb></lb>
maketh oath about five oClock in the afternoon of Thursday last<lb></lb>
Dept. being at work was sent for home upon Depts. getting to his House<lb></lb>
he found the deced in a lower appartment of the House one of his<lb></lb>
Neighbours annointing the deced with Oil. That she appeared very<lb></lb>
much burnt about her Neck Throat Breast and Ears. That she<lb></lb>
cryed very much and seemed apprehensive Dept. would beat her<lb></lb>
Depts. Wife was not at home at this time. as soon as the person<lb></lb>
Last done rubbing the deced with Oil Dept. being advised brought<lb></lb>
her to <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65010_geo1372">Saint Thomas's Hospital</rs>
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where Dept. left her in care of<lb></lb>
some persons belonging to the Hospital-Dept. has been informed<lb></lb>
the deced died about one oClock on Saturday Morning last</p>
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