Mercy Williamson< no role > Daughter of John
Williamson< no role > Husband of the deced maketh
Oath and saith that for abt. two or three nights
after her Father had married the deced they lay
together in the House where they have since laid
in the End Fair of Stairs Room, but a Harwards
they moved up three pair and [..] of Stairs into the Garlett where
the deced lies dead, there being five Beds with and
that Depts. To there and her five Brors. lay in one
bed and Depts. in the afterand there for a Night or
two her Father and the deced with Depts. Younger
Bror. lay together in one Bed, her Elder Bror. upon some
Rags in the same Room Dept. upon an old Matter in
the same Room, but immediatly afterwards
on the deced complaining that Williamson wod.
not let her alone, she left his Bed and lay upon
same Rags in the Room: that for about three
Months after separating Beds the deced regularly
mealed with Williamson her Brors. herself [..]
that about three Months ago he tied a Represend
her Wast and fastened it to a Steple fixed in a Beam
near the Bed Port and kept her in that manner all
the time the Family were out, and about five Months
ago he bought a Pair Iron Hand cuffs in which
[..] he put her hands fastening them behind her
puling a Rope round the Iron of the Handcuffs and
therewith [..] down her up by the Rope through
the Staple in she Clock & then fired it to a Spike
Nail above her Head, the deced resting upon her [..]
that Williamson from time to time used to put Bread
and Butley upon a Self in the Closet which she could just reach
with her mouth and gave her Water when she called
for it. That she contained in that Desition Night
& day about two Weeks and until Sunday last
and died early on Tuesday Morning. The Clearer Door
was generally kept such and bolted Says last Sunday
he there about a Pint of Water in her fore, and used
frequently to throw water at her says he used frequently
to beat his with hs Leather Stioup with his Fist and
Hands, says the believes her death was or assigned for
went of Sustenance & by the ill Usage her Father gave her

Sworn the 18th. day of Decr. 1766 .
before me.

Tho: Beach< no role > Corr.

The mark of [mark] Mary Mercy Williamson< no role >