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touching the death of Martha Hay lying
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a Lodger at Mr.
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the Deced lodged in
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Yesterday Evening about a Quarter before
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Seven o' Clock Deced was in Depts. Room, being
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low Spirated, lower than she was the Day
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before That he went out on Business
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bearing the Deced in his Room with his
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Children, Says that he returned about
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his Room, Depts. Wife went into the Deced's
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Room and returned imediately saying to
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Dept. that she saw deced Hanging, upon
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which Dept. and Mr. Toy another Lodger
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went into the Room and saw Deced Hanging
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by a Cord which was fasten'd to an Iron
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Screw at the top of the said past and around the Deced's Hand Says
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that Mr. Foy out the Cord and Dept. took hold
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of the Deced and laid her Down upon the Bed
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Says that the Deced's face and Hands were
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quite Cold but her Body was warm Says
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that a
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in the Arm and another Surgeon out her
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in the Neck, and endeavoured, for a long
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time to restore Deced to life but without
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effect, the Deced having hung too long
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herself, Says that the Deced was very low
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Spirited, and appeared to Dept. to be must
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Disordered in her Mind.
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