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the deceased was at times delirious and
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disordered in her mind that on Christmas day
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last this Deponent went to the deceased
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Room Door which was fastned withinside
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and told deceased she had brought her
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something to eat from her Niece Fish
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and desired her to open the door but she
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said she was laid down and was very
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poorly and could not get up whereupon
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this Deponent went down Stairs and
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told Mrs Nash that she could not get into
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the Room for the reason above mentioned
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and Mrs Nash told her to make himself
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easy as the deceased was taken proper
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Care of and should want for not thing for
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which this deponent expressed her thanks
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& she did not call there any subsequent time afterwards nor did she hear any
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thing more of the deceased until Friday morning last when Mrs
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Nash came and informed her of the death
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of the deceased upon which this Deponent
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went with Mr Fish and his Daughter to
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to the Apartments of the deceased and upon
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entering the Room she turned down the Bed
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Cloathes when she was quite shocked and
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observed that the
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her hands seemed to be
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a cross and a Piece of green Bays over
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then and then String tied around her Waist and also she believes there was a
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string tried round the Green Bays which
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she untied but was so frightened that
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she cannot take upon her to say that
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the string fastned or went round both
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Hands but that there was also a Flannel
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round the other hand where upon they
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sent for the Sun
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who came and
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did
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what was necessary - on the
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Occasion That the deceased had some time ago 3 new
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Shifts two Gowns and a Petticoat Etc given to her but
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said 3 Shifts (no any other Shifts) were found nor even
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a Sheet.
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Elizabeth Meggott
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That
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Martha Morgan
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died
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a natural Death
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John Blake
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Foreman
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