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about two Years
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& seven Months that they have lodged together in a one
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hair of stairs Room of that House about four Months
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that during the whole time Dept has known the deced
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he has been in a Decline had a violent Cough and
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spit very much that he appeared to be about Sixty years
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of Agethat between two and three O Clock on Thursday afternoon last on Dept
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going home to the said Room he found the deced in the
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Room holding by the Mantle piece that he trembled
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very much and appeared very ill that Dept got some
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Gin for the deced which Le drank-Dept. went out a
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little after-that on Depts. return about five O Clock he
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found the deced out-Dept. being knocked up and a hearing the deced about
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twelve O Clock went down and found him on Stairs
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that he was insensible and Dept. could not move him
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Dept. continued to go to him about every quarter of an
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Hour until about five OClock when he appeared to be
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Dead-and about Six OClock he was quite Dead-about
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