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O' Clock on Saturday Morning west again into
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the same Garret in order to go to Bed, Says that
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by the Bed side there she found the Deced lying upon
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her face upon the Floor and much Blood about her
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head upon the Floor, Says, that the was much fighton
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and did not then touch the Deced, but un down Stair
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and alarmed the Family in the House, Says, that
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the called in the Watchman out of the Street, who
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together with Dept. lifted the Deced off the Floor and
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laid her upon the Bed, the Deced being then Dead, and
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the Depts. Mistress being in the Garret at that time
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Says that she found no Person in the Room with
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Deced when she first discovered Deced upon the Floor
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and that she heard no Body go up or down the Gorrst Stairs
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from the time that the first left Deced in the Garret
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nor heard any Noise there. Says that Deced had
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been ill for some time.
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The Mark of
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Mary Bavin
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George Swapp
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Watchman
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St. James's Parish
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on his
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Oath saith that on Saturday Morning last as he was
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calling the hour
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Princes Street
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in the said Parish
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a Woman called watch at Mr. Smith's Door in that
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Dept. that a woman was Dead
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in the House and
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Desired Dept. to come and lift her upon the Bed, upon
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which Dept. went up Stairs and in the Garret found the
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Deced lying upon the Floor, with much Blood upon the Floor
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Says, that the Deced was then Dead, and that he lifted
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the Deced up and laid her upon the Bed, the being
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then Bloody, says, that he then went away
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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and Place abovementioned
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before me
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Thos Prickard
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