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<p n="392"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n392-1">John Nichols</rs>
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and his Family were likewise in their<lb></lb>
Apartment, they being bery seldom out after ten O'Clock,<lb></lb>
Says that she verily believes that all the Persons above<lb></lb>
named on the Second Floor, have lost their lives by the Fire,<lb></lb>
that happened there, Says that she never heard any<lb></lb>
Quarrel between any of her Lodgers, and verily believes<lb></lb>
that no Person wilfully set the House on Fire</p>
<p n="393"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n393-1">Ann Nash</rs>
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<p n="394"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n394-1">Elizabeth Aickin</rs>
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a Lodger at Mrs. Nash in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo501">James Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on her Oath saith, that being in Bed in her own Apartment<lb></lb>
being<del>two</del>
one pair of Stairs backwards on friday Night last, Says<lb></lb>
that she heard a Child cry in the two pair of Stairs room<lb></lb>
backwards, and soon after heard a Noise which she thought<lb></lb>
was the cracking of Wood burning and got out of Bed<lb></lb>
says that whilst<del>as</del>
she was getting up part of the Ceiling of the<lb></lb>
Room fell in, being on Fire, and immediately set Fire to<lb></lb>
the Tester of her Bed, Says that she thereupon called Mr. Sikes<lb></lb>
who lodged in the adjoyning Room and immediately went<lb></lb>
down Stairs, and called Mrs. Nash, says that she endeavourd<lb></lb>
to carry up a pail of Water but could not get up Stairs<lb></lb>
for the Flames and Smoak, and Deponent then went away.</p>
<p n="395"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n395-1">Elizabeth Aickin</rs>
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<p n="396"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n396-1">William Meeres</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65204_occ149">Governor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo502">Workhouse</rs>
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belonging to the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo503">Parish of St. George</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo504">Hanover Square</rs>
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on his Oath saith, that<lb></lb>
on Saturday Morning last<del>that</del>
he was informed of a Fire<lb></lb>
that happened that Morning in <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n396-2">James Street</rs>
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, and that<lb></lb>
Several Persons were Burnt, Says he thereupon went there<lb></lb>
and after having removed some Rubbish he found four<lb></lb>
Bodies, and several parts of Bodies, which he sent to<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo505">Workhouse</rs>
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, Says that the Persons that were Digging the<lb></lb>
Rubbish sent him word this Morning that they had found<lb></lb>
in the Rubbish the Body of a Child, and Parts of another<lb></lb>
Body, Says that he went to the Ruins and sent them home<lb></lb>
to the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo506">Workhouse</rs>
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in a Shell left at the Ruins for that<lb></lb>
purpose, and says that the same were laid with the other<lb></lb>
Bodies, and that all the Bodies this day viewed by the Jury<lb></lb>
were brought from the Ruins of the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65204_geo507">Fire in James Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
as above.</p>
<p n="397"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n397-1">Wm. Thomas</rs>
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</p>
<p n="398">Severally Sworn the Day Year and<lb></lb>
Place abovementioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65204_n398-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65204_occ150">Coroner</rs>
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