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at the Westmr
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Hospital in the Parish of St. Margaret Wesmr in
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his Oath saith That on the Eleventh day of Decr.
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was brought to said Hospital
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having a wound in his Throat about one Inch
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and an half in breadth and about half an Inch
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in depth, the Windpipe being Divided which
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prevented his taking any Nourishment, the
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wound appearing to have been given by some
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cutting Instrument, Says that the Wound was
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Dressed and proper care taken of Deced in the
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Hospital, but Deced died about three o'Clock last
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Monday Morning January 29th. and Dept. believes
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the wound abovementioned to be the sole cause
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of his Death, Says that the Deced when he
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the Deced on
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her Oath saith that on the Eleventh day of Decr last
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Dept. being with the Deced at their Lodgings at Mrs.
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Sellers In
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in the Parish of St. Margaret
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Westmr. when the Deced went to a Chost of Drowned
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took out his Razor, and with it gave himself a
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wound in his Throat says that she went to him
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and seeing the Razor at Deced's Throat she took hold of if
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and endeavouring to force it out of Deced's Stand, and
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broke the Razor in Struggling, and Deced bled very
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much from the wound in his Throat, and fell down
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upon the Floor, upon which Dept, called in some
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Neighbours, who lifted him up, and set him upon
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