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Melancholy for some time and especially all the
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last week and would scarce speak to any Body, Says that
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he spoke to Deced this Morning when he was opening
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the Shop, but the Deced made him no Answer, that
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the Deced then appeared to be very Melancholy, and
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Dept. believes that he was Disordered in his Senses.
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Charles Walker
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James Beaumont
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to Mr.Wood a
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Wheelright
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Castle Street
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on his Oath saith, That between seven
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& Eight o'Clock this Morning he went to Messrs. Ringsted
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& Poole
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Coachmakers
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for piece of Ash to make Boxes
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for Wheels, Says that after he had been in their Yard
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looking out the Ash about a Quarter of an hour, he saw
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the Deced hanging in the Yard, Says that he was
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frightened, and called out, and that some of the
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Servants went to the Deced and that
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cut the Cord by which he was Hanging, Says that he
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heard no Noice in the Yard and believes that the
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Deced hanged himself. And this Dept. says that the
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Deced has been low spirited for a week or fortnight
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last past, and that his Behaviour was different from
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what it need to be.
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Foreman to Mr. Ringsted & Poole on
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himself, and says that the Deced has been dull &
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Melancholy for a fortnight or three weeks last past
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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