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she even brot. to Mrs Gouch's she has always been
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troubled with a swelling in her legs neck face
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& one hand. she has had no medical
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Attendance for the last 6 Weeks. on Friday
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last she complained she was bad in the
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stomach. this Dept. has constantly
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attended the Deced & never quitted the
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House for more than 1 & ½ hour on any
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day exceptg sunday Her Brothers have
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Aliss Scott went away last saturday Sevenight
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Occasionally attended her on Saturday
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last the dept. never qultted the House
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& at ½ past 10 o' Clock the said
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this Dept staid about 10 Minutes & then
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locked up the House & went to
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& told them what had happened
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a Mrs Smith immediately returned
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with this Dept. & laid out the Deced
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& they both slept that night in the
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House they both went away between
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7 & 8 o' Clock Sunday Morning & Mrs
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Smith told this Dept. she would
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notify the Death to the parish on
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Monday being obliged to go to work
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at Lord Leicesters on Sunday. The dept.
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decison that the death might he properly
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Mr. grigg who accordingly made it
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known. This Dept. saith that no
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person for the last week ever
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visited the House except a Groom
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whom they called Charles who was up
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all the saturday night preceding
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the Saturday of her Death. she has
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no doubt but that she died a
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natural Death she frequently gave
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her two penny water Gruell & other
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such things on she could afford
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The Brothers told this Dept. that some thing
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smelt very had in a box in her room
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which the Decd. quitted & upon examining
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the Box a Child very putrid was found
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