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at the
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Christopher Oliphant
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there lying dead.
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Ann Berry
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Widow Servant to Mr.
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William Ludbey
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of
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Piccadilly
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Stone Mason on her Oath Saith that
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for about two Months last past the deced was employ'd
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in her Masters Service in Cleaning the Knives and
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Clacking his Shoes says that on Saturday Morning
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about Nine the deced came to her Mastors House and
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cleaned the Knives & Clached the shoes in a
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back
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Cellar where he used to do them; says that her Fellow
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Servant
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Mary Ann Bright
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went to the such by the
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Cellar Door to Pour down Serve water, and directly
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returned to Dept., and informed her that the Watchman
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(meaning the deced) was in a very add posture and desired
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Dept, to go and see, says she went into the Collar and
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took held of the deced who was upon his Knees, and
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Shook him, and asked him what was the matter, and
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on his making no Answer she observed that he was
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hanging by the neck, a Hankerchief being tyed
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round his neck and about a Leaden Pipe which
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carried the coater up to the waste house upon which
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she took up a Knife and out the Hankerchief and be
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fell against a Barrel ag in the Collar says he was
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Motion less and Dept. believes he was then dead. that
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she immediately acquainted her master and mistress
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thereof and an
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Apothecary
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was Seat for and
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was lot Blood in Dept.
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he attempted to let
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the deced Blood but to no purpose the deced being then
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dead as the Apothecary declared
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Ann Berry
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Ann Berry
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says she has seen the Body of a
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and that he is the
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same person she cut down in her Master's Cellar.
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The Mark of
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