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Depositions of Witnesses taken at the Parish
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a Prisoner then
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and there lying Dead.
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within London maketh Oath and saith
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that about ½ part 3 O Clock on Sunday Morning last
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he was going his Rounds and at Amen Coroner just
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by Stationer Court he saw the deced without a Hat
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or a Coat standing at the Door of a House there wch
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Dept. thinks was No. 5 with his hands clambering
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against the Door as if he wanted to feel for a knocker
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or Bell and crying out "Hallon" Dept. went to him
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a Lodger there
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the deced answd. and sayed he wanted to inquire
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him-Dept: told him he thought it unreasonable
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in the Streets to inform him without disturbing the
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Inhabitants to which the deced sayed something
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in broken English which Dept: did not understand
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from which Circumstance Dept: thought it best to
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then comeing up Dept: and said other
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and there delivered him up in Charge to the Constable
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of the Night that while the Dept. and said other
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"What
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whenever Dept: or the other Watchman asked the
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