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<p n="1487">up and going up Stairs, found the Deced<lb></lb>
Hanging by a Cord which was fastened<lb></lb>
to the Newill upon the Stairs and about<lb></lb>
the Deced's Neck, and appeared to be dead<lb></lb>
Says that she called Mrs. Slacck who saw<lb></lb>
the Deced Hanging, and where they were<lb></lb>
got down Stairs they heard a Noise upon<lb></lb>
the Stairs and going up they saw the<lb></lb>
Deced lying there, the Cord being broken,<lb></lb>
Says that other People come there, and the<lb></lb>
Surgeon of the Hospital was fetched who<lb></lb>
endeavoured to restore the Deced to Life<lb></lb>
Says that the Deced lived uptil Yesterday<lb></lb>
Morning between two a three o'Clock<lb></lb>
when Deced died in consequence of<lb></lb>
Hanging himself, Says that the Deced<lb></lb>
was often in Liquor, and that he was<lb></lb>
at times Disordered in his Senior<lb></lb>
especially when in Liquor</p>
<p n="1488"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n1488-1">Sarah Maters</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1489"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n1489-1">Ann Leech</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ986">Wife</rs>
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of <del>William</del>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n1489-832">Abraham Leech</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65225_geo1831">Ship<lb></lb>
Yard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ987">Locksmith</rs>
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on her Oath saith that<lb></lb>
on Wednesday Morning last between five<lb></lb>
& Six o'Clock Mrs. Masters called out desiring<lb></lb>
Dept. to come to her Saying that her husband<lb></lb>
had Hanged himself, upon which she went<lb></lb>
with Mrs. Martins and on the Stairs saw<lb></lb>
the Deced Hanging, That they went down<lb></lb>
Stairs and heard something fall upon<lb></lb>
the Stairs, and on going up again found<lb></lb>
the Cord had broken and the Deced lying<lb></lb>
upo the Stairs, Says that he breathed but<lb></lb>
was not able to speak, That a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65225_occ988">Surgeon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
was fetched, who endeavoured, to restore<lb></lb>
the Deced to Like Says that the Deced lived<lb></lb>
until the next Morning between two &<lb></lb>
three o'Clock, & then died, and Dept. believes<lb></lb>
that the Deced Hanged himself And Dept.<lb></lb>
believes that the Deced lately was Disordered in his<lb></lb>
Mind.</p>
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Leech</rs>
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<lb></lb>
her Mark</p>
<p n="1491">Severally Sworn the Day Year<lb></lb>
& Place abovementioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65225_n1491-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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