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<p n="909"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n909-1">Richard Friswell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65216_occ280">Servant</rs>
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to the Deced on his Oath saith<lb></lb>
that he has for Some time past observed the Deced to be much<lb></lb>
appressed and has asked him the reason, but the Answers he gave<lb></lb>
Deponent thought were very inconsistent, and he thinks that<lb></lb>
the Deced has been very far from being a Person in a Perfect<lb></lb>
state of Mind, and Forms his judgment from observations he<lb></lb>
has made in very frequent Conversations with the Deced</p>
<p n="910"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n910-1">Richd Frinwell</rs>
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</p>
<p n="911"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n911-1">Robert Gates</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65216_occ281">Servant</rs>
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to the Deced on his Oath saith that he<lb></lb>
observed the Deced some times look very wild with his Eyes<lb></lb>
and particularly Yesterday Morning, and thinks the Deced<lb></lb>
appeared sometimes to be disturbed in his Mind. and says<lb></lb>
he frequently went and his himself in the Cellar among the<lb></lb>
Boxes.<del>to sleep</del>
</p>
<p n="912"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n912-1">Robt Gates</rs>
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</p>
<p n="913"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo1006">Westminster</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
Informations of Witnesses taken upon Oath this<lb></lb>
3d, day of August 1776, at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo1007">Parish of St. George</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo1008">Hanover Square</rs>
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in the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo1009">Westminster</rs>
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at the<lb></lb>
Dwelling House of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n913-1">George Barke</rs>
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known by the<lb></lb>
Sign of the Bricklayers Anns in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo1010">New Bond Street</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
corner of Brook Street. before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n913-2">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65216_occ282">Gentleman</rs>
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His Majesty's Coroner for the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo1011">City and<lb></lb>
Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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, on View of the Body of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n913-3">Edward hewitt</rs>
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in the said Parish and Liberty than and<lb></lb>
there lying Dead.</p>
<p n="914"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n914-1">Saml. Hewitt</rs>
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Brother to the Deced on his Oath saith That on<lb></lb>
Friday the 2d. day of August Instant<del>that</del>
about 8 o'Clock in<lb></lb>
the Morning he came to his House where his Brother lived and<lb></lb>
enquired for his Brother, he was answered he was gone down into<lb></lb>
the Cellar as he had frequently done and laying on the Boxes,<lb></lb>
at Eleven o'Clock he went up to the Maids Room & enquired<lb></lb>
if she had seen his Brother, she said he had been in her Room<lb></lb>
in the Morning about 8 or 9 o'Clock that he sat down in a</p>
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