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LondonDepositions of Witnesses taken at London
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that is to say, at the parish of Saint Botolph
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24th day of January 1794
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Body of
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now here lying Dead.
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John Parry
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of the parish of Saint Botolph
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London maketh Oath that about ½ past
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ten Wednesday Night last Dept. going his round formed the deced
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leaning against a Wall of at
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her Petticoats down
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about her Heels and all her Cloath, very much out of Order
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Dept. spoke to her but reced no answer and thinking the was
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intoxicated took her into
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Bishopsgate street
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that she sat down there
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Dept. saw the decad several times after and about ½ past two
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the deced being then in
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Dept took her from thence to the
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watch home and there left in her Change of the officer of the
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Night-about ½ past six Dept. saw the decad taken in a Chair
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from the watch hometo the poor house-that while the deced
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was in the Watch house she appeared very unwell that her
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Cloaths were very Dirty an if she had fallen
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Sworn this 24th. day of January
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1794 before me}
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Jas Parry
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Thomas Sapwell
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and Inspecter of the watch in the parish
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maketh Oath that the
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decad was brought into the Watch house of said Parish about ½ pastives
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yesterday Morning that her Cloaths were very Dirty and half off-Dept spoke
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to her but deced no answer Dept. thought she was in intoxicated
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that the continued in that late until ¼ past six when she was
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taken to the Work house-at which time Dept. saw some alteration
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in her which induced Dept to believe she was un well and not
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so much intoxicated as he had before thought
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Sworn this 24th day of January
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1794 before me}
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Thos. Sapwell
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Mary Wright
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a Duper in the
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of the
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parish of Saint Botolph without Bishopsgate
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maketh oath
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that between six and seven OClock Yesterday Morning
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the deced was brought into the said
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that she was put the Bed-that was thought to be intoxicated
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that some wine was offered to her but she was quite insensible
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and could not open her Month to take it-that she continued
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in an insensible that until between even and eight when
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she departed this Life
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Sworn this 24th January
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1794 before me}
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Marry Wright
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