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<p n="615">When they saw Deced standing there<lb></lb>
with his face towards them, having a large<lb></lb>
Wound in his Throat, and much Blood<lb></lb>
upon his Cloaths and on the Floor, the Deced<lb></lb>
not being able to speak, Says that they<lb></lb>
did not touch the Deced, but went down to<lb></lb>
Acquaint Mr. Crook who went up with<lb></lb>
them immediately and saw the Deced<lb></lb>
lying upon the Floor Bleeding from<lb></lb>
the Wound in the Throat Dept. thinks<lb></lb>
he was then alive but is not sure, Says<lb></lb>
that he went for a Surgeon, and Mr.<lb></lb>
Howars came there & went up to<lb></lb>
Deced, and Dept. was informed that Deced<lb></lb>
was then dead, and Dept. believes that<lb></lb>
the Deced gave himself the Wound in<lb></lb>
the Throat which caused his Death<lb></lb>
Says that he afterwards saw a Razor<lb></lb>
on the Floor open & Blody with which<lb></lb>
he thinks the Wound was given.<lb></lb>
Says that the Deced appeared Yesterday<lb></lb>
to be very uneasy, and was worse<lb></lb>
this day, and much disturbed in<lb></lb>
his Mind.</p>
<p n="616"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n616-1">Richard Brain</rs>
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</p>
<p n="617"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n617-1">James Treeman</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ436">Servant</rs>
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to Messr. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n617-2">Francis<lb></lb>
& Crook</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo757">York Street</rs>
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on his Oath saith<lb></lb>
That Mr. Francis this Morning between<lb></lb>
Nine and Ten o'Clock<obscured></obscured>
Dept. to stay<lb></lb>
with Deced who was in the Shop, and not<lb></lb>
to leave him, as he<del>apprehended</del>
<obscured></obscured>
that he<lb></lb>
was in Danger do not fit to be left in his Mind, Says<lb></lb>
that he kept near the Deced until about<lb></lb>
half past two o'Clock when Dept. with the<lb></lb>
consent of Mr. Francis went to Dinner<lb></lb>
and</p>
<p n="618">and Mr. Francis said that he would take<lb></lb>
care, there being several People in the<lb></lb>
Shop, Says that he was soon fetched<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and informed that the Deced had cut his<lb></lb>
Throat, and Dept. went up to Deced<lb></lb>
who lay dead upon the Floor with a<lb></lb>
large Wound in his Throat, which he<lb></lb>
believes Deced gave himself with the<lb></lb>
Razor which was upon the Floor near<lb></lb>
the Deced, And this Dept. further Says<lb></lb>
that he believes the Deced was this day<lb></lb>
Disordered in his Mind.</p>
<p n="619"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n619-1">Jas. Treeman</rs>
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</p>
<p n="620">Severally Sworn the<lb></lb>
Day Year and Place<lb></lb>
abovementioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n620-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ437">Coroner</rs>
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