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<p n="713">Informations, Taken 1st. April 1766.</p>
<p n="714"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n714-1">William More</rs>
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a Prisoner<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo610">Tothill Fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo611">Bridewell</rs>
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on his Oath saith that he<lb></lb>
was sent to said Prison about three weeks ago Says that he found the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ222">Deced</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n714-2">John Arthur</rs>
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a Prisoner there at that time that the Deced<lb></lb>
appeared then to be in Heath and continued so until Saturday last<lb></lb>
Says that he then appeared to be in pain (Deced not being able to speak<lb></lb>
plain) and his Legs on Examination were found Black, and Deft.<lb></lb>
thinks that they were Mortified, Says that the Deced Eat his Allowance<lb></lb>
of Bread and had Money every day, Says that he was worse on<lb></lb>
Sunday and not able to eat all his Allowance, that the Deced, continued ill<lb></lb>
yesterday and eat nothing, and died last Night about Twelve o' Clock.<lb></lb>
Says that about afortnight ago the Deced had a purging and fouled himself,<lb></lb>
that this Dept. and three or four more were clearing the Deced at the<lb></lb>
Pump in the open yard in said Prison, says that Mr. Stephens Keeper<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo612">Bridewell</rs>
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came up, and with what is commonly called the Cat with<lb></lb>
Nine tails gave the Deced several Blows on his Naked Back and Bally,<lb></lb>
and afterwards gave <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n714-3">James Cole</rs>
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another Prisoner the Cat & nine tails<lb></lb>
and ordered him to Whip the Deced along the Yard into the Word and<lb></lb>
then lock him up, but that <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n714-4">James Cole</rs>
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did not Whip the Deced, Says<lb></lb>
that he saw Mr. Stephens the Keeper with both his Hands give the<lb></lb>
Deced several Strokes with a Bull's Pizztle about three weeks ago<lb></lb>
and Dept. says that on Sunday Night last he saw the Keeper again<lb></lb>
Strike the Deced several times with a large bunch of Keys on his<lb></lb>
Back on which the Deced cried out, Says that he said to Mr Stephens<lb></lb>
last Saturday that the Deced was very ill, and that it was pity he<lb></lb>
was not in some Hospital, to which the Keeper answered that he<lb></lb>
had been two or three times to Sir <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n714-5">John Fielding</rs>
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and that he would not<lb></lb>
let the Deced out, Says that he said to Mr. Stephens on Monday Evening<lb></lb>
last that the Deced was so bad that he could not live, to which Mr. Stephen<lb></lb>
answered that he wished he was Dead.</p>
<p n="715"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n715-1">Derby Matthews</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ223">Prisoner</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo613">Bridewell</rs>
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on his Oath saith that<lb></lb>
he has been Prisoner there about twelve weeks, that about six weeks<lb></lb>
ago the Deced was brought to said Prison in good Health Says that the<lb></lb>
Deced was not able to speak plain and Dept. and the other Prisoners<lb></lb>
thought that the Deced was foolish, He making a great Noise in the<lb></lb>
Prison upon which the Keeper ordered him to be close Confined<lb></lb>
in the Dark Ward, Says that the Deced continued to make a Noise there<lb></lb>
which made the Keeper Mr. Stephens cause him to be Chained to the<lb></lb>
Floor by the Leg, that the Deced continued there some time before<lb></lb>
he was let out, Says that about three weeks ago he saw Mr.<lb></lb>
Stephens</p>
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