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on her Oath saith that She has lodged
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in the Room with Deced for three weeks last past,
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Says that she lay with Deced on Friday Night last, and
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got up on Saturday Morning between Seven and Eight
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o'Clock and went out leaving the Deced sitting up in Bed
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with her Pottment over her Shoulders, Says that she sinclar locked
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the Room Door and left the Key in the Door on the outside
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Says that as she went down Stairs she heard somebody (which
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She believes to be the Deced) take the Key out of the Door
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and immediately after lock the Door again, This Dept.
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says that she returned about ten o'Clock the same Night
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and found the Room Door locked, says that she called
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Several times but had no Answer, and then Went down
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to her Sister who lodged on the First Floor, Says that yesterday
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Morning between Nine and ten o'Clock this Dept. being
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uneasy, together with Mr. Adams and Mr. Adams, looked
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thro a Lattice over Deced's Room Door and saw her
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Stays upon the Bed and some of her Cloaths upon the Floor
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and her Snuff Cox upon the Table, which made them
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think that Deced was in the Room, Says that about
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Eleven oClock Mr. Bucknell (who keeps the House) came
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up Stairs and forced open the Deced's Room Door, which
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was locked, Says that she saw the Deced lye on the
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Floor in a Closet in the Room with a Cord about her
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Neck, and Dept. believes that she was then Dead
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That he has known the Deced from her
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the Deced has for many Years last past been disordered
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in her Senses.
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Severally Sworn the Day Year & Place abovementioned
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