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Fifth day of March
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. in the County of Midsex upon an Inquisiton
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one of the Watchman of the
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. on his Oath saith that on Saturday Morning
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last about half an hour after twelve o' Clock Dept. being
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in Maggots Court in said Parish saw the Deced
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, & Staggering pretty
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much Says that he told Deced that she was not able to
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walk & that she much so with him to the Watch house, that
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she made some Answer which Dept. did not understand, and
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willingly went with Dept. to the Watchhouse, says that he
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delivered her to the Care of Mr. Fox the Watchhouse keeper
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and that the Deced then appeared to be in Liquor
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John Fox
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. on his Oath saith That on Saturday Morning
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last a little before one o' Clock the Deced was brought
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to said Watch house by Killman one of the Watchmen, and
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appeared to be in Liquor, Says that she sat down upon a
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Bench in said Watchhouse untill about three o' Clock
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when she fell down upon the Ground off the Bench, that she
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very soon got up and sat upon the Ground untill, Six o' Clock
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in the Morning when Dept. went to Bed, leaving her
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there, Says that he came there again about Ten o' Clock
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the same Morning and found her sitting in the same place
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where she continued untill about Eleven o' Clock, when
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she laid herself down upon the Floor and died there between
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One and two o' Clock on Saturday Afternoon, Says that
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he Spoke to Deced several times in the Watchhouse, that
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she made him no Answer, and died in Convulsion as
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Dept. believes, and that the Deced reced no hurt or
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Injury from any Person in said Watchhouse, And that the
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Deced was not put into any place, but the Room in which the Constable
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Site in which there was a Fire
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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& Place abovementioned
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