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<p n="326"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n326-1">Mary Craven</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65203_occ105">Widow</rs>
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at the Black Boy in the Broad Way<lb></lb>
on her Oath saith, that the Deced had lodged in her<lb></lb>
House about ten Weeks and that the had very ill health<lb></lb>
all that time, Says that last Wednesday about five<lb></lb>
o Clock<del>Deponent</del>
Deced was in Deponent Tap room<lb></lb>
says that she went into the Cellar to draw Boor and<lb></lb>
when she returned missed the Deced, and on asking<lb></lb>
where he was, was informed by her Daughter <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n326-2">Margaret<lb></lb>
Craven</rs>
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that he was gone up Stairs, Says that about Seven<lb></lb>
o' Clock Deponent ordered said Daughter to carry up the<lb></lb>
Deceds Chamber pot, which she did,<del>and on her</del>
Says that<lb></lb>
about Eleven o' Clock <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n326-3">Thomas Ross</rs>
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came into the House<lb></lb>
and soon after went up Stairs in order to go to bed,<lb></lb>
(being used to lye with the Deced) says that Said Ross<lb></lb>
soon came down again, and informed Deponent that<lb></lb>
Deced was not in Bed, Upon which Deponent and Ross<lb></lb>
went out to see if the Deced was gone into the Necessary<lb></lb>
and not finding him there, they<del>by</del>
immediately after<lb></lb>
discovered him hanging ley a Cord fastened to a Rafter<lb></lb>
in a Shed belonging to said Craven, whereupon Mrs. Smith<lb></lb>
and Mr. Holmes were called in,<del>and where they were can<lb></lb>
there, Lifted up the Deced while <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n326-4">Thomas Moss</rs>
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cut the Cor</del>
<lb></lb>
who immediately come, and Mr. Ross then told Deponent<lb></lb>
that Deced was Dead but she did not go the deced Deponent says that during the time<lb></lb>
that Deced lodged with her, Deced was very Melancholy<lb></lb>
and spoke but little, says she heard Deced say that<lb></lb>
he wished himself Dead</p>
<p n="327">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n327-1">Mary Craven</rs>
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<p n="328">Severally Sworn the Day Year and<lb></lb>
Place abovementioned, before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n328-1">Thos. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65203_occ106">Coroner</rs>
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<p n="329"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n329-1">James Osborne</rs>
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of Petty France <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65203_occ107">Corn chandler</rs>
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on his Oath saith<lb></lb>
that he has known Deced Six or seven Years, says that<lb></lb>
for between two and three years last past, he verity believes<lb></lb>
that the Deced's was not of sound Mind, Deponent observed<lb></lb>
that the Deced's behavior during that time was very different<lb></lb>
from what it had been before</p>
<p n="330"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65203_n330-1">James Obsborne</rs>
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