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the Deced above after Supper, until he went up
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Eliz: Hare
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and found the Deced upon
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the Floor, and Dept. believes that the Deced's
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Cloaths Accidentally tooke Fired by which the Deced was
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much Burnt.
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John Dent
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James Coxwell
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of lower Brook Street
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Apothecary
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on his Oath saith, That on Friday Night between Eleven & twelve o'Clock Dept. who was
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in Bed, was desired to come to Lady
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Dodington Montagu
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in Grosvenor Street, Says that he went there immediately
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and found the Deced on her Bed, with her Neck face
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Right Leg and one or both of her Hands very much
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burnt, Says that he spoke to the Deced, who
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attempted to speak but said nothing intelligible
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Says that Mr. Burnett the Surgeon came soon after
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who applied Dressings to those parts of the Deced
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Which were burnt, and tho' all proper care was
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taken the Deced died in less than an hour after
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he saw her, and Says that her Death was caused
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by her being Burnt.
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James Coxwell
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Elizabeth Hare
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Maid to Lady Dodington Montague
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the Deced on her Oath saith That he has lived there
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about four Years and an half, and attended on the
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Deced, Says that she saw the Deced at Supper on
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Friday night last (Jany. 7.) about Twelve o'Clock in
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the Dining room and went down Stairs, leaving
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John
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Dent
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the Footman waiting on her, Says that in about
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five Minutes John came down Stairs bringing the
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Supper Things with him, Says that she Sewed the Deced's
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Ruffles into her Night Shift and was going with John
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upstairs, when they heard the Deced crying out in the
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Dining Room Upon which John and Dept. went in and one
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the Deced lying on her Face upon the Floor by the Couch
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and near the Bedchamber Door with her Clothes on Fire
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Says that she spoke to the Deced, and that the Deced
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said "Betty several times, and that she had put
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the Candle upon the floor", and that she Deced repeated a great
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many times". Say that she took the Deced up and
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endeavoured to extinguish the Flames, That the other
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Maids were called up, and assisted to lay the Deced
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upon her Bed, Says that the Deced's Garters were
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found upon the Table, and Dept. believes that the Deced
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Cloaths took Fire in taking them off, Says that no
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Person was in the Dining Room with Deced from the
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time that John came down with the Things after Supper
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until John and this Dept. went up again and found
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the Deced lying upon the Floor
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Elizth Hare
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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& Place abovementioned before me
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Tho. Prickard
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Coroner
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