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Image 23 of 16413th February 1779


it into Water and put the Fire out, and whilst
carrying it down he perceived the Tub to
since much of Grease like Kitchen Stuff
[..] in so much that he declared the Tub
had had Kitchen Stuff in it he then went
up Stairs in Order to exeing wish any
Fire that might have been dropt and to
see that all thing severe safer he found
a Gentleman very Active in extinguishing
the sparks that had dropt, and then soon
saw Hilliard in a Red Wainstcoat and
a red Cap without Stocking, but it did not
then appear to him that Hilliard was much
confirmed say's that by Direction of same person, Hilliard
was hosted up and with a not Cloth late
and eavorired to cool the ceiling of the
Room, says he looked into the Corner Cupboard
where he took the Fire from, [..] that it
is a Cupboard without back or Top except
the Wall and Ceiling says that a piece
of Wood about an Inch and Quarter thick
and about three Inches in Bread the appears
to have been work'd into the Wall, at the
building of this House to which this Corner Cupboard
is fastened, that he this Informant hath this
day taken a more particular View of the
Closet and Corner Cupboard, says that apart
of the Closet appears to him to have been
on Fire, that the door of the Corner in
Cupboard is much burnt, that a piece
Wood nailed to the Joist, but between which
there is a small Coat of Plaister , is also




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