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her
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Oath saith That she has known the Deced
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about five Years, gud that she was low Spirited
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especially, of late, That she sav the
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she was very poorly and begged to be
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She several times found the Deced
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in Tears when above
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Sophia Turner
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Nursery Maid at the
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Duke of
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her Oath
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saith That a little after Seven o'Clock
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Ann Beckton
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the
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Northumberland House
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being dressed in
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a Light Bad Gown and a Night Cap and
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that she saw the Deced go into the House
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again Says that the Deced appeared
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some times to be very unhappy, and
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thats she has frequently seen the Deced
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in Tear when alone.
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Sophia Turner
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Thomas Carling Footman to his Grace the
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Duke of
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his Oath saith
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That a little before Nine o'Clock this Morning
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Mr. Applebee the Underbutler called Dept.
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driving him to go up stairs with min
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and
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Penelope Croker
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cried Says that Applebee
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went into he Deced's Bad chamber and
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turning the Curtain as he said fort
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Mr.
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Mr Beckton was dead, and Dept. saw that
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the Deced was Hanging by a Garter which
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was fastened to an Sworn Curtain Rod and
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about Deced Neck, there being likewise
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a White Handkerchief over the Garter, Says
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that with his knife he cut the Garter and
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held the Deced in his Arms who, appeared
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to be dead but was not Cold, and Dept, believes
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that the Deced Hanged herself, Says that
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the Deced last Summer was in poor Health
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and was at times very low Spriited.
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Thomas Carling
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Charles Reveron
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of
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Duke Street
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St. James
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Apothecary
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on his Oath saith, That he has
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several times attended the Deced in her
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illness since she has lived in the Duke
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of
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s Family particularly
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the begining of last Winter, when she
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was
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with a Narrows Fever, when
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the Deced was reduced, and was very low
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That the Deced complained to Dept. of
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losing her Husband, and of having lost the
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greatest Support that tho had, at which
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Deced appeared to be much disturbed
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and unhappy, Says that the Deced was
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always low Spirited, that the Deced
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told Dept. that she was low Spirited, but
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that she was obliged to keep up her
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Spirits as well as she could to unable
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her to go through her Business
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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& Place abovementioned
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before me
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