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Informations, Taken 1st. April 1766.
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William More
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a Prisoner
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Bridewell
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on his Oath saith that he
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was sent to said Prison about three weeks ago Says that he found the
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John Arthur
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a Prisoner there at that time that the Deced
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appeared then to be in Heath and continued so until Saturday last
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Says that he then appeared to be in pain (Deced not being able to speak
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plain) and his Legs on Examination were found Black, and Deft.
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thinks that they were Mortified, Says that the Deced Eat his Allowance
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of Bread and had Money every day, Says that he was worse on
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Sunday and not able to eat all his Allowance, that the Deced, continued ill
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yesterday and eat nothing, and died last Night about Twelve o' Clock.
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Says that about afortnight ago the Deced had a purging and fouled himself,
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that this Dept. and three or four more were clearing the Deced at the
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Pump in the open yard in said Prison, says that Mr. Stephens Keeper
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of
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came up, and with what is commonly called the Cat with
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Nine tails gave the Deced several Blows on his Naked Back and Bally,
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and afterwards gave
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James Cole
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another Prisoner the Cat & nine tails
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and ordered him to Whip the Deced along the Yard into the Word and
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then lock him up, but that
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James Cole
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did not Whip the Deced, Says
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that he saw Mr. Stephens the Keeper with both his Hands give the
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Deced several Strokes with a Bull's Pizztle about three weeks ago
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and Dept. says that on Sunday Night last he saw the Keeper again
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Strike the Deced several times with a large bunch of Keys on his
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Back on which the Deced cried out, Says that he said to Mr Stephens
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last Saturday that the Deced was very ill, and that it was pity he
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was not in some Hospital, to which the Keeper answered that he
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had been two or three times to Sir
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John Fielding
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and that he would not
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let the Deced out, Says that he said to Mr. Stephens on Monday Evening
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last that the Deced was so bad that he could not live, to which Mr. Stephen
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answered that he wished he was Dead.
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Derby Matthews
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on his Oath saith that
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he has been Prisoner there about twelve weeks, that about six weeks
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ago the Deced was brought to said Prison in good Health Says that the
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Deced was not able to speak plain and Dept. and the other Prisoners
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thought that the Deced was foolish, He making a great Noise in the
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Prison upon which the Keeper ordered him to be close Confined
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in the Dark Ward, Says that the Deced continued to make a Noise there
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which made the Keeper Mr. Stephens cause him to be Chained to the
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Floor by the Leg, that the Deced continued there some time before
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he was let out, Says that about three weeks ago he saw Mr.
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Stephens
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