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says he
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served up the wound, and wood proper
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did
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all his Endeavours to Stop the Bleeding and to assist
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the patient. says he staid in and about the Ward 'till abt.
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Nine o'Clock,
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when Mr. Bromfield came who
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effectually
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James
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prevented the Bleeding, says that
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before Mr. Bromfield came
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that
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the deced called to
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Dept. and informed him that he bled again, and Dept. gave
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him directions how to apply his Finger to stop it
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and he seemed to do every thing readily to save his
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Life, says that he had no Conversation with the
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deced about the reason of his doing the rash Action.
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says that for about three weeks past the deced
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appeared to be very low spirited and dejected.
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Mr Underwood.
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William Dampier
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Apothecary
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belonging to the
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said Hospital On his Oath Saith that the deced
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during the whole time he was army patient in the
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Hospital appeared to Dept. to be in a law desponding
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way which Dept. apprehend arose from the Intense
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pain in his Head which dept. believes Castled all
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the Remedies that were tryed upon deced in the
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Hospital.
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Severally Sworn the Day
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Tho. Prickard
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Coroner
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Wm. Dampier
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St. George's Hospital
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Saturday
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November
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20th, 1762
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half past two in the afternoon
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Sir,
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I am directed to inform you that one
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Robert
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Munro
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, a Patient in this Hospital, did Cut his Throat
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here this Morning, and is Just now Dead of the
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Wound.
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The best Account that can be given at present
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for his doing this Act, is, That he despaired of
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being Cured of his Disease (for which he had been
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in the Lock Hospital before he came here) and have
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been in expectation of a Place, which it is said
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had been promised to be given to him, he was,
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acquainted, that he must lay aside all
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thoughts of it, for it could not be procured for
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him; and this, it is thought was what determined
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him to put a Speedy End to his Life.
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You will please to give directions to the
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Bearer what must be done with regard to the
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Removal or Burial of the Corper
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I am
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Sir
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Your most humble Servt,
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Joseph Hall
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Clerk
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To
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Tho Coroner of
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Middlesex
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