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and went away That on the tenth of last
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Month one of her Friends came and paid
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the deceased in the Presence of this Deponent
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five Pounds being two Quarters Allowence
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out of which the other paid that Deponent
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one Pound six Shillings being lat for her
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Lodging and that at Saturday morning
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last this Deponent went into the Room
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with Mr Young the Parish Beadle
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and under the Bed they found one Guinea
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in Gold
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amongst the filth and Dust
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Odiah Bish
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St Martins
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being sworn deposeth that her
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he has received the body of the deceased and
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finds no marks of Violence what ever but
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that she was in a very
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emaciated State
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Ricd Simmons
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No.2
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Thomas Fish
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Strand
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Bricklayer
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being sworn deposeth that the
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deceased was his wife's sister and that Mrs
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Nash came on Friday morning last and told
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Martha Morgan
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was dead upon
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which he went
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Afternoon and saw that
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she was dead and he put on a Padlock and
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then went to Mr Bishop of
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paid the deceased the sum
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of £20 Pr Ann
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and asked him if
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he would gave any Direction about her
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Funeral and offerd to pay a part of it
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who declared he would take no Steps
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whatever but that the Parish might
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bury her
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Thos. Fish
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Elizabeth Meggett
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No 48
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being sworn deposeth
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that she is Sister to the deceased and that
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the
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