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<p n="647"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London</note>
Depositions of Witnesses taken at London that is <lb></lb>
to say, at the Parish of Saint Botolph without<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo653">Aldersgate</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo654">Ward of Aldersgate</rs>
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without in <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo655">London</rs>
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aforesaid this 13th day of May 1799 on view<lb></lb>
of the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n647-1">Elizabeth Barwick</rs>
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now here<lb></lb>
lying Dead.</p>
<p n="648">Mary wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n648-1">William Cole</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65012_occ186">Porter</rs>
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maketh Oath that she with<lb></lb>
her Husband hath rented an Apartment in the House No. 43 <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo656">Aldersgate</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Street London about seven yearThat a little before one on Saturday <lb></lb>
afternoon level Deponent was going up stairs to throw some dirty walk <lb></lb>
out at the top of the house that at the top of the stairs she found the<lb></lb>
deced hanging by a CordDept was very much alarmed and ran down <lb></lb>
Stairs to the bottom of the house and acquainted a Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n648-2">Thorpe who</rs>
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<lb></lb>
lodger in the same house Mr. Thorpe immediately went up stairs<lb></lb>
<del>Dept went Dept</del>
That in about five minutes after Dept went up <lb></lb>
Stairs and found the deced lying on the floor in her (the deceds) own Appartment<lb></lb>
a first room at the top of the house near were she was to hanging<lb></lb>
that she appeared to be quite Deadpart of a Cord round her neck<lb></lb>
that a Surgeon who had been sent for endeavoured to bleed her that a <lb></lb>
very little blood (only a few Drops) came from herthat the deced was<lb></lb>
a married Woman and her and her husband used to quarrel very<lb></lb>
muchThat the deced and her husband came to lodge at the said<lb></lb>
house a Week before last Christmasthat the deced used to be often<lb></lb>
intoxicatedDeponent says that the deced came down stairs about nine<lb></lb>
oClock on Saturday Morning last and spoke to Dept sayed here pointing<lb></lb>
to her right Eye he (meaning her the deceds husband)<del>her given</del>
gave me a blow<del>on Friday</del>
last Night<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and sayed<lb></lb>
he has given me a cut over my Eye pointing to a small<del>place</del>
scratch over her left<lb></lb>
Eye</p>
<p n="649">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n649-1">Mary<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Cole</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="650">Sworn this 13th. day of May 1799<lb></lb>
before me}</p>
<p n="651"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n651-1">William Thorpe</rs>
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being sworn says that he rent the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
lower appartment<lb></lb>
of the House No. 43 <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo657">Aldersgate street</rs>
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that he is a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65012_occ187">Cordwainer</rs>
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by trade<lb></lb>
that a little before one on Saturday afternoon a Woman in the said house<lb></lb>
of the name of Glanister called to Dept and sayed for Gods take Thorpe<lb></lb>
come up stairs the Woman has hung herself in the GarrettDept went<lb></lb>
up stairs and found the deced hanging by a Cord fastened to a staple<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
over the side of the Garrett DoorDept cut her down and placed her<lb></lb>
on the Floor in the Roomthat she was warm but appeared quite<lb></lb>
Deadthat she had a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65012_occ188">Cord</rs>
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tied slack round her petticoatsDept went for a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65012_occ189">Surgeon</rs>
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who came immediately and tried to bleed the deced that very little<lb></lb>
blood came from herDept sent for the deceds husband whom Dept had<lb></lb>
seen go out that Morning between nine and tenthat the deced used</p>
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