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10th December 1772 - 12th July 1774

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Image 172 of 3727th March 1774


Holding was Standing by her (with thePower Poor
Produced by the Witness) in her Hand Holding it up
to the Head of the DeceasedThat She Saw holding
Give the Deceased One Blow on the Face with the
PakerCannot tell in Which Hand she held the Poker
That Informant wrested the Poker from Holding
And Asked her if She would Like the Woman And She
Answerd it was no Sin to Kill such rotter Wheres
That the Blow was Struck on the right side of the Face
that her Month was full of BloodThat Informant
and Nanny Best tyed Holdings Hands And then Informant
Drove her into the Dead HouseSaith she does not
Know when then the Deceased and Holding had Quarrelld
That the Deceased had not anything in her Hands
That they were Two of the Poor Kept in the House
Saith Holding was out of her Mind And she Delivery that
was the Reason of her being Put into the House
Saith That Holding hath from Threatned to put her into
the Copper and to Burn her to Death

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