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the
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Door, and laid the deced upon the Floor
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says he verily believes the deced was dead at the
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time he was taken down from the Door. Says as
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the door flew open upon the Hinges giving way be
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believers the Door leading to the Rson where deced was hanging was fastened on the inside says
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he has known the deced by Sight Sometime; but
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has had no Conversation with him.
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on his Oath Saith that the deced had been
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Apprentice to Depont. about a year and three Quarters
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the deced appeared to Dept. to be
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melancholy, and Depont. used to ask him the reason
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why he was so, and deced over gave him any Answer
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to satisfy him. Says that the deced was permitted to
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go to his Mothers when he could spare him
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a Saturday Night, if not on the Sunday morning
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that last Saturday Night be went Row Deas House about eight
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o' Clock, in order to go to his Mothers; says that
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be heard no more of him till this Morning when
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a Message came to Dept. that the deced had
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hanged himself; says that the deced was wear
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fifteen years of Age.
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Mary Godman
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on her
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she observed her Son to be melanchelly, but could
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never find the Occasion; that deced complained of his
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Master being harsh in his Expressions, but never
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charged him with cruel treatment, says he wanted
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a few days of being fifteen years of Age, and was
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of a very meek Temper, and might on the Account
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take Trifles to heart.
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Mary Godman
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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and Place abovementioned
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