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Mary Steel
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the Deced attended
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Mr. Hubert in Dr. Rowley's House, That on
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Wednesday Morning the Ninth Instant about
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Dept. went into his Room being three pair
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of Stairs, where she found him lying on the
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Floor, and helped him into had, Says
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the Deced lying upon the Floor
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with a large Wound on her Throat which
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had bled very much That she Saw a Roger
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open and Bloody on the Floor, and believes
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that the Deced gave herself the Wound in
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the Throat with the Roger Says that
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on Friday last the Eleventh the Deced being
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alone in the Room three pair of Stairs, Dept.
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a Chair crack Dept. went into the Deced's
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Room and saw the Deced, go out of a
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Window, endeavoured of catch her but
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was too late Says that the Deced Groand
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when Depenot. lifted up her Head and
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House, and reced such hurt as Dept. believes
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her Death as about half an hour
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George Shenner
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of the Crown on Road Street Carnaby Marks on her Oath
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saith That she has known the Deced about
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Years That she saw her on Sunday the
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of this Instant, Monday the Seventh &
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Tuesday the Eighth, at all which time
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the Deced appeared to be Disordered in
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he Mind.
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her Mark
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Severally Sworn the Day
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Year & Place abovementioned
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before me
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