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<p n="21">January 1784</p>
<p n="22">he was very ill When he was, taken out I saw him in the Evening when<lb></lb>
he was very ill the Doctor attended him and gave him some Red Port<lb></lb>
the Evening before he died Does not know how long the Doctor attended<lb></lb>
him It is My Duty to know who are in the Cells. I do not see the<lb></lb>
Apprentices always It is Markwicks business to attend them As soon as<lb></lb>
I knew he was ill I ordered him to be taken into the Sick Ward Mr.<lb></lb>
Harwood was not informed of the Boys state till he was moved into the<lb></lb>
Sick Ward I dont see Mr Harwood about the Wards every day about Once<lb></lb>
a Week. After the Boy died the Coroners Inquest set on him Mr Harwood<lb></lb>
sent for the Coroner. One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n21-1">Edward Robson Harris</rs>
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gave evidence to the<lb></lb>
Inquest. I did not give Evidence. I was present at the Inquest that day<lb></lb>
there were three persons on which the Inquest sat the Boy was one. I<lb></lb>
called Harris as a Witness he attended the Sick Ward Harris saw the<lb></lb>
Boy only when he was sent to the Sick Ward The Conversation passed<lb></lb>
between me and Harris before he gave evidence only I told him that<lb></lb>
he was to give evidence respecting this Boy and a Man I had seen the<lb></lb>
Boy about three days before he went into the Sick Ward he said his feet<lb></lb>
were very sore he was lying down he was not able to walk when he<lb></lb>
went to the Sick Ward. I saw him after before that but he never<lb></lb>
complained</p>
<p n="23"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n23-1">John Markwick</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ17">one of the Servants</rs>
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of the Governour of the<lb></lb>
House of Correction was ordered to attend and being present upon his<lb></lb>
Examination said I am Task master in the Prison my Employment<lb></lb>
is to see the Oakum picked I take care of the Apprentices Colls. I remember<lb></lb>
the Boy who died in the Prison he was in a good state of health when he<lb></lb>
came in. I used to attend him daily he was there about fourteen or<lb></lb>
Fifteen days he complained of his feet being sore When he made a Complaint<lb></lb>
I told Mr Gibbes of it I believe it was about two days before he died the<lb></lb>
Night he complained to me I locked him up among other Boys he<lb></lb>
had not complained of his feet till about two or three days before he died<lb></lb>
he was taken up to the Sick Ward by Mr. Gibbes direction When he went<lb></lb>
into the Sick Ward he was very bad indeed The Boy died in the</p>
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